Raphael Bostic — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta since June 5, 2017.
Serves on the Federal Reserve's chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
Served as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2009-2012).
Former Chair of the Department of Governance, Management, and the Policy Process at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California (2012-2017).
Earned a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University (1995) and a B.A. from Harvard University (1987).
Served as a board member of Freddie Mac and was elected to the Harvard Board of Overseers in 2020.

Biography

Raphael W. Bostic took office on June 5, 2017, as the 15th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In this role, he oversees all Bank activities, including monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and payment services. He also serves on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve's primary monetary policy body.