The Federal Reserve of Minneapolis Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Kristina Bloomquist as an assistant vice president in the Research Division and the appointment of Konya Ives as an assistant vice president in the Supervision, Regulation, and Credit Division.

Kristina Bloomquist brings to the Bank extensive experience in academic research, management, leadership, and consulting gained in the health research field—including launching and serving as executive director of the Medica Research Institute. She most recently worked as a senior consultant and a senior director of innovation. In her new role, Bloomquist will have direct responsibility for the Research Division’s operations and management of the budget. In addition, she will provide oversight of the division’s extensive programming, including the coordination of consultant and visiting scholar programs, support of Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute initiatives, and organization of research conferences.

Bloomquist holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Master of Education degree from the University of Minnesota.

Konya Ives joined the Bank in 2017 as a manager of the credit, payment systems risk, condition monitoring, and reserves functions. Prior to coming to the Federal Reserve System she gained experience working in private banks and as the director of women’s hockey operations at the University of Minnesota. In her new role, Ives will lead the operations for credit, payment systems risk, condition monitoring, reserves, and quality assurance functions and serve as the ethics officer for the Supervision, Regulation, and Credit Division.

Ives holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and a master’s degree from the University of Iowa.

These appointments are effective November 6 and December 1, respectively.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System, the nation’s central bank. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is responsible for the Ninth Federal Reserve District, which includes Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous banking organizations, and provides a variety of payments services to financial institutions and the U.S. government.