Economic Forecast Forum
Tom Barkin offered economic insights related to the ongoing pandemic during this 19th annual forum, hosted by the North Carolina Chamber and the North Carolina Bankers Association.
Tom Barkin is the president and chief executive officer of the Richmond Fed. He joined the Richmond Fed in January 2018.
In this role, he is responsible for the Bank’s monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and payment services as well as oversight of the Federal Reserve System’s information technology organization. Tom serves as a voting member in 2021 on the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee.
Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Tom was a senior partner and chief financial officer at McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm. Tom oversaw McKinsey’s offices in the southern United States and provided strategic counsel to a diverse portfolio of clients. Tom also served on the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2009 to 2014 and was the board’s chairman from 2013 to 2014.
Tom is a member of the Emory University Board of Trustees and the Greater Washington Partnership.
Tom earned his bachelor’s, MBA and law degrees from Harvard University.
President Tom Barkin talks about the effects of COVID-19 on students and the Richmond Fed’s new District Dialogues series exploring educational disparities.
Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin discusses how community colleges can help workers affected by COVID-19 job loss.
Tom Barkin offered economic insights related to the ongoing pandemic during this 19th annual forum, hosted by the North Carolina Chamber and the North Carolina Bankers Association.
Tom Barkin shared economic insights during this economic outlook event hosted by the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business
Tom Barkin served as a guest speaker during the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance's Economic Summit in early December 2020.
Chamber RVA hosted this fourth installment of its Shared Values Summit on Nov. 30. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin and Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic engaged Chamber participants in a discussion about systemic changes that will be necessary to build solutions for economic mobility and growth.
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's President Mary Daly participated in a virtual conversation during the second annual conference Promoting Growth and Prosperity Through the Banking Industry: the Power of Gender Diversity in the Boardroom and C-Suite. The Richmond Fed hosted the event in collaboration with Bank on Women, Inc.
“Richmond Fed president tells Fredericksburg chamber members there's hope for small businesses”
As part of the Richmond Fed’s inaugural Rural America Week in early October 2020, President Tom Barkin discussed the importance of HBCUs with North Carolina A&T University alum and lauded entrepreneur Geoff Foster, founder and CEO of Core Technology Corp., based in Greensboro, NC.
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