President's Schedule | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

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

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January 2026

All times Central unless otherwise noted

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January 1

Bank Holiday

January 2

PTO
9:45–10:00 am
Meeting with Bank officer
10:00–10:30 am
Meeting with Bank officers and staff

January 4

12:30–2:15 pm ET
Speak during the American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting
Luncheon Plenary: Lessons from Bill Spriggs’s Contributions to Economics and Economic Policy with co-panelists:
Kasey Buckles, Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame
Robynn Cox, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, University of California-Riverside
Larry Mishel, Senior Economist, Economic Policy Institute
Bill Rodgers, Vice President, Community Development Research, FRB St. Louis
Moderator: Abigail Wozniak, VP and Director, Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Topic: Bill Spriggs’s contributions to economics and economic policy
Bank staff: Abigail Wozniak
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Livestreamed at MinneapolisFed.org

January 5

8:00–8:15 am ET
Live television interview with Becky Quick, Co-Anchor, CNBC “Squawk Box”
Joe Kernen, Co-Anchor, CNBC “Squawk Box”
Steve Liesman, Senior Economics Reporter, CNBC “Squawk Box”
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Co-Anchor, CNBC “Squawk Box”
Topic: Labor market, inflation, GDP growth, neutral rate
Location: NASDAQ Studio, New York, NY

January 6

9:30–10:00 am
Videoconference with FRS staff
10:30–11:00 am
Bank Management Committee meeting
11:30–12:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
3:30–4:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials and staff
4:00–4:30 pm
Videoconference with Bob Frenzel, President and CEO, Xcel Energy, Rob Clark, Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, Xcel Energy, and Andrea Cournoyer, Director, Executive Communications, Xcel Energy
Topic: Upcoming FRB Minneapolis Regional Economic Conditions Conference on January 9
Bank staff: Shannon Lewis, Paul Wallace, Ron Wirtz

January 7

10:30–11:00 am
Meeting with Bank staff
12:30–1:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials
1:00–4:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials and staff

January 8

9:00–9:30 am
Meeting with Bank officer
10:40–11:00 am
FRB Minneapolis Helena Branch Board of Directors meeting via videoconference
11:00–1:00 pm
Attend Economic Club of Minnesota event featuring U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Bank staff: Ron Feldman, Karmi Mattson, Amy Phenix, Alene Tchourumoff, Dominick Washington
Location: Golden Valley, MN
2:00–2:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officers and staff

January 9

9:00–9:45 am
Provide opening remarks and moderate fireside chat with Bob Frenzel, President and CEO, Xcel Energy, during the FRB Minneapolis Regional Economic Conditions Conference
Topic: Data centers, labor force, energy diversification, economic conditions
Bank staff: Christopher Long, Amy Phenix, Paul Wallace
Location: FRB Minneapolis
Livestreamed at MinneapolisFed.org
10:30–11:00 am
Videoconference with FRS official
11:00–11:15 am
Meeting with Bank officers
3:00–3:30 pm
Conference call with Paul Williams, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair and Founder and Principal Consultant, Williams Community Supports
Topic: Board business
Bank staff: Tiffany Bakke, LuAnne Pederson

January 12

January 13

9:00–10:00 am
Meeting with FRS official
10:30–11:00 am
Bank Management Committee meeting
11:00–11:15 am
Videoconference with Lori Kalscheuer, Senior Director – Education, Wisconsin Bankers Association and Anna Lorang, Education and Event Coordinator, Wisconsin Bankers Association
Topic: Technical test for upcoming virtual event with Wisconsin Bankers Association on January 14
Bank staff: Amy Browender, Christopher Long, Kent Vanderport, Paul Wallace
11:30–12:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
12:00–12:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officers
12:30–1:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials and staff
1:00–1:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officers and staff
2:00–2:30 pm
Virtual interview with Colby Smith, Federal Reserve Correspondent, New York Times
Topic: Monetary policy, inflation, labor outlook
Bank staff: Danielle Cabot
2:30–2:45 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
4:30–4:45 pm
Videoconference with FRS official

January 14

9:00–9:30 am
Meeting with Bank officer
9:30–10:00 am
Videoconference with Paul Williams, FRB Minneapolis Board Chair and Founder and Principal Consultant, Williams Community Supports
Topic: Board business
10:00–10:45 am
Employee town hall
11:00–12:00 pm
Speak during virtual town hall hosted by the Wisconsin Bankers Association, moderated by Rose Oswald Poels, President and CEO, Wisconsin Bankers Association
Topic: Economic conditions, trade, monetary policy, demographics/labor force, regional economy, artificial intelligence, Federal Reserve
Bank staff: Amy Browender, Christopher Long, Kent Vanderport, Paul Wallace
Livestreamed at MinneapolisFed.org
12:30–1:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officers and staff
1:30–2:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS official
3:00–3:30 pm
Meeting with Bank staff

January 15

8:30–1:00 pm
FRB Minneapolis Boad of Directors meeting
Location: FRB Minneapolis
2:00–3:00 pm
Speak during Conference of Chairs of the Federal Reserve Banks videoconference hosted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Topic: Federal Reserve System business
5:30–6:00 pm
Recorded interview with Erin Burnett, Anchor, CNN “OutFront”
Topic: Federal Reserve, inflation, economic outlook
Location: WCCO Encompass Studio, Minneapolis, MN

January 16

9:00–9:30 am
Videoconference with Lisa Lawson, FRB Richmond Board Chair and President and CEO, Annie E. Casey Foundation, President Lorie Logan, FRB Dallas, and Pat Wang, FRB New York Board Chair and President and CEO, Healthfirst
Topic: FRS business
FRS staff: Becky Bareford
12:00–12:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
3:30–4:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials and staff

January 17

3:00–3:30 pm
Call with FRS official

January 19

Bank Holiday

January 20

9:30–10:00 am
Meeting with Bank officers and staff
10:30–11:00 am
Bank Management Committee meeting
11:00–12:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer and staff
12:00–12:30 pm
Call with FRS official
1:00–1:30 pm
Videoconference with FRS staff
1:30–1:45 pm
Videoconference with FRS official
2:30–3:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
3:30–4:00 pm
Videoconference with FRS officials and staff

January 21

11:30–12:00 am
Meeting with Bank staff
1:45–2:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
2:00–4:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officers and staff

January 22

9:00–9:30 am
Videoconference with Bank officer
10:30–11:00 am
Meeting with Bank officers and staff
12:00–12:30 pm
Videoconference with FRS official
1:00–1:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officers and staff
3:00–3:30 pm
Videoconference with Kathryn Judge, Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Topic: Outreach/sharing information

January 23

10:00–11:00 am
Videoconference with FRS officials
11:00–11:30 am
Videoconference with FRS officials
1:00–4:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officers and staff

January 26

No scheduled meetings

January 27

8:30–9:00 am ET
Meeting with FRS officials and staff
9:00–9:30 am ET
Meeting with FRS officials and staff
10:00–5:00 pm ET
FOMC meeting
Location: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Martin Building, Washington, DC

January 28

8:00–9:00 am ET
Meeting with FRS officials and staff
9:00–10:30 am ET
FOMC meeting
Location: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Martin Building, Washington, DC
10:30–11:00 am ET
Meeting with FRS officials and staff

January 29

9:30–10:30 am
Bank Management Committee meeting
10:30–11:30 am
FRB Minneapolis Executive Committee conference call
1:00–1:30 pm
Meeting with Bank officer
4:00–4:15 pm
Meeting with Bank officer

January 30

9:30–9:45 am
Call with FRS official
11:30–1:00 pm
Meeting with Jay Debertin, FRB Minneapolis Deputy Board Chair and President and CEO, CHS Inc.
Topic: Board business
Location: Minneapolis, MN
2:00–2:30 pm
Meeting with Bank staff
2:30–3:00 pm
Meeting with Bank officer and staff