Our Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion equips Bank leaders and employees with knowledge and practices to promote an inclusive and high-performing environment that values diversity, collaboration and thought leadership.
To be a trusted advisor that supports Bank leaders and employees in their goals to harness the power of diversity and inclusion to drive business results and individual performance.
Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Having a diverse and inclusive environment is important to our Bank, to our employees and to the communities we serve.
At the Richmond Fed, we believe that diversity and inclusion add value to our Bank and to our communities, and that’s why we work to ensure our diversity and inclusion practices are integrated into how we do business every day.
Our Bank has a long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion in our workplace and business practices. We established our Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ODEI) in 2010 to lead our diversity and inclusion efforts and as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, requiring the establishment of an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI).
Working with our Bank's senior leaders and diversity and inclusion champions across the organization, ODEI is focused on promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, increasing access and opportunity for minority- and women-owned businesses in our Bank’s procurement opportunities, and advancing financial literacy in inner-city, majority/minority and girls' schools.
Annual Report to Congress
Our Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion produces an Annual Report to Congress outlining our successes, challenges and next steps in the areas of workforce diversity, supplier diversity and financial education activities.
EEO Report
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Hispanic or Latino
Job Category Male Female Not Specified Executive/Sr Level Officials 0 0 0 First/Mid Level Officials 14 5 0 Professionals 84 41 1 Technicians 0 0 0 Sale Workers 0 0 0 Administrative Support Workers 2 8 0 Craft Workers 1 0 0 Operatives 3 3 0 Laborers and Helpers 1 0 0 Service Workers 7 0 0 Totals 112 57 1 EEO-1 Data December 31, 2022
- This information serves as a general snapshot of our Bank's overall employee composition to give the public a sense of who works for us. The race and gender categories as well as job categories are created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and are the industry standard to measure and compare employee populations. At this time, other diversity groups that employees may identify themselves with — like religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability — are not measured or required to be reported to the EEOC in the same way.
- View additional information regarding our Bank's diversity and inclusion practices.
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Non-Hispanic or Latino Male
Job Category American
Indian
or
Alaska
NativeAsian Black
or
African
AmericanNative
Hawaiian/
Other
Pacific
IslanderTwo
or
More
RacesWhite Not Specified Grand
TotalExecutive/Sr Level Officials 0 3 2 0 1 7 0 13 First/Mid Level Officials 4 33 34 1 2 232 1 307 Professionals 10 255 190 1 20 877 5 1,358 Technicians 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Sales Workers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Administrative Support Workers 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 6 Craft Workers 2 1 19 0 0 35 0 57 Operatives 0 8 16 1 1 20 0 46 Laborers and Helpers 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 Service Workers 0 3 44 0 3 56 0 106 Totals 16 304 308 3 27 1,236 6 1,900 EEO-1 Data December 31, 2022
- This information serves as a general snapshot of our Bank's overall employee composition to give the public a sense of who works for us. The race and gender categories as well as job categories are created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and are the industry standard to measure and compare employee populations. At this time, other diversity groups that employees may identify themselves with — like religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability — are not measured or required to be reported to the EEOC in the same way.
- Three employees whose roles are categorized as Professionals chose not to disclose race/ethnicity or gender.
- View additional information regarding our Bank's Diversity and Inclusion practices.
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Non-Hispanic or Latino Female
Job Category American
Indian
or
Alaska
NativeAsian Black
or
African
AmericanNative
Hawaiian/
Other
Pacific
IslanderTwo
or
More
RacesWhite Not Specified Grand
TotalExecutive/Sr Level Officials 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 11 First/Mid Level Officials 0 19 41 0 2 126 0 188 Professionals 3 124 220 0 15 477 7 846 Technicians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sales Workers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Administrative Support Workers 0 2 29 0 2 42 0 75 Craft Workers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Operatives 0 3 14 0 0 7 1 25
Laborers and Helpers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Service Workers 0 0 15 1 0 7 0 23 Totals 3 149 319 1 19 672 8 1,171 EEO-1 Data December 31, 2022
- This information serves as a general snapshot of our Bank's overall employee composition to give the public a sense of who works for us. The race and gender categories as well as job categories are created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and are the industry standard to measure and compare employee populations. At this time, other diversity groups that employees may identify themselves with — like religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability — are not measured or required to be reported to the EEOC in the same way.
- Three employees whose roles are categorized as Professionals chose not to disclose race/ethnicity or gender.
- View additional information regarding our Bank's Diversity and Inclusion practices.
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Overall Totals
Job Category Grand Total Executive/Sr Level Officials 24 First/Mid Level Officials 514 Professionals 2,333 Technicians 2 Sales Workers 2 Administrative Support Workers 91 Craft Workers 59 Operatives 77 Laborers and Helpers 6 Service Workers 136 Totals 3,244 EEO-1 Data December 31, 2022
- This information serves as a general snapshot of our Bank's overall employee composition to give the public a sense of who works for us. The race and gender categories as well as job categories are created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and are the industry standard to measure and compare employee populations. At this time, other diversity groups that employees may identify themselves with — like religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability — are not measured or required to be reported to the EEOC in the same way.
- View additional information regarding our Bank's Diversity and Inclusion practices.
Economist and Research Associate Diversity Data
The information below shows the racial/ethnic and gender makeup of employees with a Ph.D. in economics and research associates at the Richmond Fed. We employ economists across a wide range of areas of expertise. Research associates (RAs) are generally hired directly after undergraduate study and work alongside economists. RAs are usually in their positions for a few years and leave the role well-suited to pursue a graduate degree — often in economics.
Supplier Diversity
The Richmond Fed is committed to strengthening the economy and improving our communities, and supplier diversity plays a critical role in how we do that. We provide access and opportunity to diverse suppliers to participate in procurement and contracting processes throughout the Bank’s supply chain.
Additional Resources
- Other ODEI Offices
- Dodd-Frank Act: Sec. 342
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Contact our EEO Officer Chelsea "CC" Duncan