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Neel Kashkari became the 13th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis on Jan. 1, 2016.

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May 2024

All times Central unless otherwise noted

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May 1

9:00–12:00 pm ET
FOMC meeting
Location: Martin Building, Washington, DC
1:00–1:30 pm ET
Call with Bank officer
2:30–3:00 pm ET
Meeting with Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-6), Lizzy Fallon, Legislative Director, and Ian Foley, Policy Director, Office of Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-6)
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Bank staff: Jean Hinz, Andrea Raffo
Location: US Capitol Building, Washington, DC

May 2

10:30–11:30 am ET
Bank Management Committee videoconference
11:30–12:30 pm ET
FRB Minneapolis Executive Committee conference call
12:30–1:00 pm ET
Videoconference with Sri Zaheer, Dean Emerita and Elmer L. Andersen Chair in Global Corporate Social Responsibility, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and former FRB Minneapolis Board Chair
Topic: Economic Club of Minnesota Board business
2:30–3:00 pm ET
Videoconference with FRS officials and staff
3:00–3:30 pm ET
Videoconference with Bank officer
4:15–5:00 pm ET
Speak at Federal Reserve System event for Reserve Bank Audit Committee Chairs and General Auditors
Topic: Federal Reserve System business
Location: Martin Building, Washington, DC

May 3

10:30–11:00 am
Meeting with Bank staff
12:00–1:00 pm
Meeting with Mark Kennedy, Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition and Global Fellow, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Wilson Center for International Scholars
Topic: Outreach/sharing information
Location: FRB Minneapolis
3:00–3:30 pm
Videoconference with Jeanna Smialek, Reporter, New York Times and Maria Jose Ochoa, Associate Director of Government Affairs, Milken Institute
Topic: Prep for upcoming 2024 Milken Institute Conference
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine, Amy Browender

May 6

8:30–9:00 am PT
Meeting with Jenny Johnson, President and CEO, Franklin Templeton Investments
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
2:15–2:45 pm PT
Meeting with Manny Roman, CEO and Managing Director, PIMCO and Dan Ivascyn, CIO, PIMCO
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
3:00–4:00 pm PT
Meeting with Gene Ludwig, Chairman and Founder, SpringHarbor Financial Group
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
4:15–4:45 pm PT
Meeting with Roger Ferguson, Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations, Past President and CEO, TIAA Institute, and former Vice Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Location: Beverly Hills, CA

May 7

8:30–9:00 am PT
Speak at Milken Institute Global Conference session. “A Conversation with Neel Kashkari,” moderated by Jeanna Smialek, Reporter, New York Times
Topic: The economy and monetary policy
Location: The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, CA
Livestreamed on Minneapolisfed.org and the Minneapolis Fed YouTube channel
11:00–2:00 pm PT
Videoconference with FRS officials and staff

May 8

9:30–10:00 am
Bank Management Committee meeting
12:00–1:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officers
2:00–2:15 pm
Virtual interview with Joey Harris, Energy and Environment Reporter, Bismarck Tribune
Topic: Upcoming regional outreach trip to Bismarck, ND, regional economic conditions, agriculture and energy sectors, climate change, monetary policy, workforce issues, FRB Minneapolis Center on Indian Country Development
2:30–3:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
7:00–9:00 pm
Meeting with Austan Goolsbee, President and CEO, FRB Chicago and local business leaders
Christophe Beck, Chairman and CEO, Ecolab
Jay Debertin, FRB Minneapolis Director and President and CEO, CHS
Chris Hilger, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair and President, Chairman, and CEO, Securian Financial
Michael Roman, Executive Chairman, 3M
Brian Sikes, President and CEO, Cargill
Andrea Walsh, President and CEO, HealthPartners
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Location: Minneapolis, MN

May 10

9:00–10:00 am
Speak at public meeting of the Minnesota Technology Advisory Council
Topic: The economy and monetary policy, technology sector issues, cybersecurity
Bank staff: Anjali Gandhi, Amy Phenix
Location: Minnesota Department of Revenue, St. Paul, MN
11:15–1:15 pm
Provide opening remarks for Economic Club of Minnesota event featuring Austan Goolsbee, President and CEO, FRB Chicago, moderated by Steve Liesman, Senior Economics Reporter, CNBC
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine, Tasha Davis, Jeff Horwich, Meredith Lee, Chris Long, Matthew Loomis, Karmi Mattson, Amy Phenix, Jumana Schmuhl, Cuc Warzonek
Location: Golden Valley, MN
Livestreamed on Minneapolisfed.org and the Minneapolis Fed YouTube channel
1:15–1:30 pm
Recorded television interview with Austan Goolsbee, President and CEO, FRB Chicago and Steve Liesman, Senior Economics Reporter, CNBC
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; monetary policy
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine
Location: Golden Valley, MN
3:00–3:45 pm
Meeting with Bank officer

May 13

10:00–10:30 am
Meeting with Bank officer
11:00–11:30 am
Meeting with Bank officer
1:00–1:30 pm
Meeting with Chris Hilger, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair and President, Chairman, and CEO, Securian Financial and Paul Williams, FRB Minneapolis Deputy Chair and President and CEO, Project for Pride in Living
Topic: Bank business
Bank staff: Ron Feldman
Location: FRB Minneapolis
1:30–2:00 pm
Videoconference with Bank Affairs Committee of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and FRB Minneapolis Directors
Gov. Lisa Cook, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Chris Hilger, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair and Chairman, President and CEO, Securian Financial
Gov. Adriana Kugler, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Gov. Chris Waller, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Paul Williams, FRB Minneapolis Deputy Chair and President and CEO, Project for Pride in Living
Topic: Bank business
FRS staff: Ron Feldman, Matthew Eichner
Location: FRB Minneapolis

May 14

9:30–10:00 am
Videoconference with Jeffrey Kupfer
Topic: Book project on energy policy
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine
10:30–11:00 am
Meeting with Bank staff
11:00–11:30 am
Meeting with Bank officer
1:30–2:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
3:30–3:45 pm
Meeting with Bank officer

May 15

10:45–11:45 am
Speak at Williston Basin Petroleum Conference session moderated by Todd Slawson, President and CEO, Slawson Companies
Topic: The economy and monetary policy, regional economic conditions, energy sector issues
Bank staff: Chris Long, Joseph Mahon
Location: Bismarck Event Center, Bismarck, ND
Livestreamed on Minneapolisfed.org and the Minneapolis Fed YouTube channel
12:10–1:30 pm
Meeting with the Bank of North Dakota Advisory Board and Executive Team, congressional staff representatives, and invited guests
Karl Bollingberg, Chairman, Bank of North Dakota Advisory Board
Rick Clayburgh, President and CEO, North Dakota Bankers Association
Patricia Clement, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, BNI Coal
Brenda Foster, FRB Minneapolis Director and Chairman, President, and CEO of First Western Bank and Trust
Barry Haugen, President, Independent Community Banks of North Dakota
Kelvin Hullet, Chief Business Development Officer, Bank of North Dakota
Dennis Johnson, President and CEO, TMI Group
Corby Kemmer, Regional Director, Office of Rep. Kelly Armstrong (ND)
Christie Obenauer, President and CEO, Union State Bank
Chris Marohl, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Sen. Kevin Cramer (ND)
Rob Pfenning, Chief Financial Officer, Bank of North Dakota
Bill Price, Director, Eco Balance
Jean Voorhees, Vice President, Business Development, WCCO Belting
Topic: Economic and banking conditions in North Dakota
Bank staff: Joseph Mahon
Location: Bank of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
1:30–2:45 pm
Meeting with sustainable energy leaders and congressional staff
Rep. Glen Bosch, Montana State House and Member, Clean Sustainable Energy Authority
Brenda Foster, FRB Minneapolis Director and Chairman, President, and CEO of First Western Bank and Trust
Kelvin Hullet, Chief Business Development Officer, Bank of North Dakota
Kayla Ver Helst, Sustainability Officer, Bank of North Dakota
Corby Kemmer, Regional Director, Office of Rep. Kelly Armstrong (ND)
Chris Marohl, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Sen. Kevin Cramer (ND)
Sen. Dale Patten, Montana State Senate and Member, Clean Sustainable Energy Authority
Bill Price, Member, Eco Balance
Stacy Tschider, President, Rainbow Energy
Topic: Clean energy and sustainability
Bank staff: Joseph Mahon
Location: Bank of North Dakota, Bismarck, MD

May 16

9:30–10:30 am
Bank Management Committee meeting
10:30–11:30 am
FRB Minneapolis Executive Committee conference call
1:30–2:00 pm
Videoconference with Kris Dawsey, Head of Economic Research, D.E. Shaw
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
3:00–4:00 pm ET
Videoconference with FRS officials and staff

May 17

9:00–9:15 am
Provide welcome remarks and introduction for Gov. Chris Waller, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 68 Financial Services 44th Plenary Meeting
Location: FRB Minneapolis
Livestreamed on Minneapolisfed.org and the Minneapolis Fed YouTube channel
10:30–11:30 am
Meeting with Bank officers and staff
11:30–11:45 am
Meeting with Bank officers
11:45–12:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officers
1:00–1:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officers
3:00–3:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officers

May 20

11:00–11:30 am
Meeting with Bank officer
12:15–12:30 pm
Videoconference with FRS official and staff
12:30–1:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS official and staff
1:00–1:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officer

May 21

9:00–10:00 am
Meeting with Ken Powell, former Chairman and CEO, General Mills and former FRB Minneapolis Board Chair
Topic: Outreach/sharing information
Location: Golden Valley, MN
11:15–11:45 am
Meeting with Bank staff
12:00–12:30 pm
Videoconference with Silvia Ardagna, Head of European Economics Research, Barclays and Marc Giannoni, Head of US Economics Research, Barclays
Topic: Upcoming Barclays-CEPR Monetary Policy Forum 2024 on May 28
Bank staff: Andrea Raffo
1:00–1:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officer and staff
1:35–2:00 pm
Videoconference with Leslie Picker, Senior Finance and Banking Reporter, CNBC
Topic: Childcare economics
Bank staff: Alyssa Augustine
2:30–2:45 pm
Videoconference with Jeanne Crain, FRB Minneapolis Director and President and CEO, Bremer Financial Corporation
Topic: Speaking invitation

May 22

11:00–11:30 am
Conference call with Rep. Kelly Armstong (ND)
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Bank staff: Jean Hinz, Katie Meyer
12:00–1:00 pm
Attend employee recognition event
1:00–2:00 pm
Attend virtual briefing hosted by the Congressional Budget Office
Topic: Economic conditions, immigration
Bank staff: Cristina Arellano, Jonathan Heathcote, Benjamin Malin, Alisdair McKay, Neil Mehrotra, Fabrizio Perri, Andrea Raffo, Michael Waugh
2:00–3:00 pm
Employee town hall

May 23

12:00–1:00 pm
Meeting with Jay Debertin, FRB Minneapolis Director and President and CEO, CHS
Topic: Board business
Location: FRB Minneapolis
1:15–1:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officers
3:00–3:30 pm
Videoconference with FRS staff member

May 24

10:30–11:00 am
Conference call with Chris Hilger, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair and Chairman, President and CEO, Securian Financial
Topic: Board business
Bank staff: Tavis Morello
11:30–11:45 am
Meeting with Bank officer
11:45–12:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
1:00–1:30 pm
Videoconference call with Chris Hilger, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair and Chairman, President and CEO, Securian Financial
Topic: Board business
1:30–1:45 pm
Meeting with Bank staff member

May 27

2:00–3:00 pm BT
Meeting with Chris Giles, Economics Commentator, Financial Times, Soumaya Keynes, Economics Columnist, Financial Times, and Martin Sandbu, European Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Topic: Economic/financial/business conditions; outreach/sharing information
Bank staff: Andrea Raffo
Location: Financial Times, London, England
3:00–4:30 pm BT
Podcast interview with Soumaya Keynes, Economics Columnist, Financial Times
Elettra Ardissino, Research Analyst
Joel Suss, Data Journalist
Bank staff: Andrea Raffo
Location: Financial Times, London, England

May 28

8:30–8:45 am BT
Interview with Arabile Gurmede, Reporter and Karen Tso, Co-Anchor, CNBC Squawk Box Europe
Topic: Economic outlook, monetary policy
Bank staff: Andrea Raffo
Location: CNBC Studios, London, England
10:45–11:15 am BT
Interview with Szu Ping Chan, Economics Editor, UK Daily Telegraph
Topic: Economic outlook, monetary policy
Bank staff: Andrea Raffo
Location: London, England
1:00–2:50 pm BT
Attend 2024 Barclays-CEPR Monetary Policy Forum 2024
Location: Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel, London, England
2:55–4:30 pm BT
Speak during Barclays-CEPR Monetary Policy Forum 2024 panel
Silvia Ardagna, Head of European Economics Research, Barclays (moderator)
Klaas Knot, Executive Board Member of the ECB and President, Central Bank of the Netherlands
Lucrezia Reichlin, Professor of Economics, London Business School and Research Fellow, CEPR
Topic: Economic outlook, monetary policy
Bank staff: Andrea Raffo
Location: Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel, London, England
Livestreamed on Minneapolisfed.org and the Minneapolis Fed YouTube channel
4:30–5:30 pm BT
Attend reception for Barclays-CEPR Monetary Policy Forum 2024
Bank staff: Andrea Raffo
Location: Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel, London, England

May 29

No scheduled meetings

May 30

8:30–12:00 pm
FRB Minneapolis Board of Directors meeting
Location: FRB Minneapolis
12:00–1:30 pm
FRB Minneapolis Strategy and Risk Committee meeting
Location: FRB Minneapolis

May 31