Skip to Main Content

Driving Change with "Grit, Grace, and Gumption"

Insights from the 2025 Investing in Rural America Conference

Read More >

Strengthening the economy and our communities

Thomas Barkin

"Often, progress takes a less measurable form first. Community leaders start to shape a collective vision, build trust and learn to better navigate funding streams and systems. In time that momentum starts showing up in the data.”

Tom Barkin
President

How Do Small Towns Grow?, 2025 Investing in Rural America Conference, May 20, 2025

By the Numbers

46

The number of interns joining the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond this summer for our annual internship program.

Photo of Alex Dizon

"I love the work I do in Audit. I work on many different projects and meet people from across the Federal Reserve System.”

- Alex, Audit