John C. Williams (economist)

John Williams
11th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Assumed office
June 18, 2018
Vice PresidentMichael Strine
Naureen Hassan
Helen Mucciolo (Acting)
Preceded byWilliam C. Dudley
12th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
In office
March 1, 2011 – June 18, 2018
Preceded byJanet Yellen
Succeeded byMary C. Daly
Personal details
Born
John Carroll Williams

(1962-06-12) June 12, 1962 (age 62)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc)
Stanford University (PhD)

John Carroll Williams (born June 12, 1962)[1] is an American economist. He has been the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York since June 2018. He previously served as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2011 to 2018.[2][3] As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he is automatically also vice chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference National Journal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "New York Fed Picks John Williams as Next CEO". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. "John C. Williams Named to Lead the Federal Reserve Bank of New York". Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Casselman, Ben (April 3, 2018). "New York Fed Names John Williams President, Bucking Calls for Diversity". New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2018.