Neel Kashkari became the 13th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis on Jan. 1, 2016.
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January 2021
All times Central unless otherwise noted
January 1
- New Year's Day—Bank Holiday
January 4
- 10:00–10:30 am
Videoconference with Bank officer - 12:45–1:15 pm
Conference call with Rep. Ron Kind (WI-3); and Ethan Holmes, Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. Ron Kind
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Bank staff: Jean Hinz - 1:30–2:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 2:00–2:30 pm
Videoconference with Bank staff member - 2:30–3:30 pm
Videoconference with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers, Jean Hinz, Amy Phenix, Alene Tchourumoff
January 5
- 9:00–9:30 am
Videoconference with Geoffrey Canada, President, Harlem Children’s Zone
Topic: Upcoming Racism and the Economy event focused on education
Bank staff: Benjamin Horowitz, Alene Tchourumoff, Paul Wallace - 10:30–11:30 am
Videoconference with David Wilcox, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Topic: Outreach/sharing information - 1:00–1:30 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 2:00–2:30 pm
Phone interview with Damian Paletta, Washington PostM
Topic: COVID-19 and the economy
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine
January 6
- 8:45–9:00 am
Phone interview with David Lee, WCCO-Radio
Topic: Economic stimulus package; education amendment - 9:30–10:30 am
Videoconference with FRS officials - 11:45–12:15 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials - 2:00–2:45 pm
Videoconference with Kathy Neset, President & CEO, Neset Consulting Service; and former FRB Minneapolis Director
Topic: Outreach/sharing information - 3:30–4:30 pm
Videoconference with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers, Stephanie Chandler, Scott Dallman, Jean Hinz, Amy Phenix, Anusha Nath, Dominick Washington, Niel Willardson, Mark Wright - 6:00–7:00 pm
Speak during virtual event hosted by Minnesota Parent Union; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers
January 7
- 9:30–10:00 am
Bank Management Committee videoconference - 10:00–10:30 am
Attend Helena Branch Board of Directors videoconference - 10:30–11:00 am
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 11:15–12:00 pm
Videoconference with Larry Simkins, President & CEO, Washington Companies; and former FRB Minneapolis Director
Topic: Outreach/sharing information - 1:20–1:30 pm
Videoconference with Takeru Nagayoshi, Teacher, New Bedford High School; 2020 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year; and Eric Rosengren, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Topic: Upcoming Racism and the Economy event focused on education
FRS staff: Prabal Chakrabarti, Zan Brody, Benjamin Horowitz, Lauren Jones, Alene Tchourumoff, Paul Wallace - 4:00–5:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers
January 8
- 9:30–10:30 am
Videoconference with Junior Achievement of the Midwest Board of Directors; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers - 12:00–12:30 pm
Conference call with Sri Zaheer, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair; and Dean, Carlson School of Business, University of Minnesota
Topic: Bank business
Bank staff: LuAnne Pederson, Jean Hinz - 1:00–1:30 pm
Conference call with FRS officials - 2:30–2:45 pm
Videoconference with Bank staff member
January 11
- 9:00–10:00 am
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 10:30–11:15 am
Videoconference with Christopher Gergen, Founding Partner, Forward Impact
Topic: Outreach/sharing information - 11:30–12:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers - 12:30–1:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers - 1:15–1:45 pm
Conference call with Gov. Doug Burgum, State of North Dakota; and Mike Nowatzki, Communications Director, Office of Gov. Doug Burgum, State of North Dakota
Topic: Upcoming FRB Minneapolis Regional Economic Conditions Conference
Bank staff: Jean Hinz, Joseph Mahon - 2:30–3:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 3:00–3:15 pm
Videoconference with Bank staff member - 4:30–5:00 pm
Speak during virtual event hosted by Abdisalam Adam, Board Member, Fridley Public Schools; and Mariam Adam, English Language Teacher, Minneapolis Public Schools; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers, Meredith Lee
Note: Event was disrupted by technological difficulties and rescheduled
January 12
- 10:00–12:00 pm
Participate in Racism and the Economy virtual event focused on education, hosted by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, and Minneapolis
Topic: Systemic racism, education, and the economy - 3:00–3:30 pm
Videoconference with Sen. Julie Rosen, Minnesota Senate; and Dallas Fischer, Committee Administrator, Finance Committee, Minnesota Senate
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; education policy issues; outreach/sharing information
Bank staff: Jean Hinz
January 13
- 8:30–11:00 am
Attend and moderate session with Gov. Doug Burgum, State of North Dakota, during virtual FRB Minneapolis Regional Economic Conditions Conference
Topic: Ninth District economic conditions; COVID-19 and the economy - 1:00–1:30 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers - 2:30–3:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officer and staff - 7:00–8:00 pm
Speak during virtual event hosted by Natalie Ringsmuth, Board Member, St. Cloud Area School District; and Alanna Oswald, Board Member, Duluth Public Schools; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers
January 14
- 8:30–12:00 pm
FRB Minneapolis Board of Directors videoconference
January 15
- 10:30–11:30 am
Speak during Minnesota Hospitals Association virtual Winter Trustees Conference; moderated by Rahul Koranne, President, Minnesota Hospitals Association
Topic: COVID-19 and the economy
Bank staff: Meredith Lee, Amy Phenix - 1:00–1:15 pm
Videoconference with Bank staff member - 1:30–2:00 pm
Conference call with Commissioner Jennifer Ho, Minnesota Housing
Topic: Housing policy issues
Bank staff: Alene Tchourumoff - 2:00–2:30 pm
Phone interview with Lance Lambert, Fortune Magazine
Topic: COVID-19 and the economy
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine - 2:30–3:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 3:00–4:00 pm
Bank Management Committee videoconference
January 18
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day—Bank Holiday
January 19
- 9:00–9:30 am
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 10:30–12:30 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials - 3:30–3:45 pm
Call with FRS official - 4:00–4:30 pm
Videoconference with Bank officer
January 20
- 8:30–9:00 am
Videoconference with Bank officer - 9:30–10:00 am
Videoconference with Bank officer - 2:00–4:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff
January 21
- 7:30–9:30 am
University of St. Thomas Morrison Family College of Health Board of Advisors videoconference - 9:30–10:30 am
Bank Management Committee videoconference - 2:00–3:15 pm
Opening remarks for virtual listening session with tribal leaders hosted by the FRB Minneapolis Center for Indian Country Development
Topic: Community Reinvestment Act/Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
FRS staff: James Colombe, Carrie Johnson, Casey Lozar - 5:30–6:30 pm
Speak during virtual event hosted by the Minnesota Women’s Foundation and the Young Women’s Cabinet; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers - 6:30–7:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers
January 22
- 8:45–9:15 am
Call with FRS official - 9:30–10:00 am
Call with Sri Zaheer, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair; and Dean, Carlson School of Business, University of Minnesota
Topic: Bank business - 10:00–10:30 am
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 10:45–11:15 am
Videoconference with Bank staff member - 12:30–1:00 pm
Videoconference with Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02); (MN-02); Will Mitchell, Legislative Director, Office of Rep. Angie Craig; and Caleigh Gumbiner, Constituent Advocate, Office of Rep. Angie Craig
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Bank staff: Jean Hinz - 1:00–4:30 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff
January 25
- 10:00–10:30 am
Videoconference with Sen. John Hoffman, Minnesota Senate; and Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Nancy Haas, Attorney, Messerli KramerTopic: Education policy issues
Nevada Littlewolf, Executive Director, Our Children
Bank staff: Jean Hinz - 12:00–1:00 pm
Speak during Global Minnesota International Day of Education virtual event; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers - 2:00–2:30 pm
Videoconference with Bank officer - 2:30–3:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officer - 3:00–3:30 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 4:00–5:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials
January 26
- 9:30–10:15 am
Videoconference with Bank officer and staff - 10:30–11:00 am
Videoconference with Bank officer - 12:00–4:00 pm
FOMC meeting
Location: Virtual
January 27
- 8:00–10:30 am
FOMC meeting
Location: Virtual - 11:00–12:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers - 1:30–2:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officer - 2:30–3:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officer and staff - 3:00–3:30 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers - 4:00–5:00 pm
Speak during virtual event hosted by the Coalition of Asian American Leaders-Minnesota; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers
January 28
- 9:30–10:30 am
Bank Management Committee videoconference - 10:30–11:30 am
FRB Minneapolis Executive Committee conference call - 12:30–1:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers - 1:00–1:45 pm
Videoconference with Paul Williams, President & CEO, Project for Pride in Living; and FRB Minneapolis Director
Topic: Bank business - 2:30–4:00 pm
Speak during virtual event with current and former Minnesota superintendents hosted by Bob Wedl, Former Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers - 6:00–7:00 pm
Speak during virtual event hosted by Range Association of Municipalities; with Justice Alan Page, Co-Founder, Page Education Foundation
Topic: Education policy issues
Bank staff: Beth Commers
January 29
- 8:00–8:15 am
Videoconference with Bank officers - 9:00–9:45 am
Videoconference with Simone Hardeman Jones, Executive Director, GreenLight Fund
Topic: Outreach/sharing information
Bank staff: Alene Tchourumoff - 9:45–10:15 am
Videoconference with Martha Aronson, Former Board Chair, Guthrie Theater; and Heidi Wilson, Board Member, Guthrie Theater
Topic: Outreach/sharing information - 10:30–11:00 am
Video interview for University of Illinois Grainger School of Engineering Alumni Award for Distinguished Service
Topic: Outreach/sharing information - 11:00–11:30 am
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 11:30–12:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers and staff - 1:00–1:30 pm
Interview with Nolan Lister, Helena Independent Record
Topic: Helena Branch Centennial celebration
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine - 1:30–2:00 pm
Interview with Nick Timiraos, Wall Street Journal
Topic: COVID-19 and the economy
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine - 2:00–2:30 pm
Interview with Kavita Kumar, Star Tribune
Topic: Reappointment; economic outlook
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine - 3:30–3:45 pm
Videoconference with Bank officers - 4:00–4:45 pm
Videoconference with Brenda Cassellius, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools; and Art Rolnick, Senior Fellow, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Topic: Early childhood education issues
Bank staff: Rob Grunewald, Alene Tchourumoff
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