Paulson, Anna L.

Anna Paulson took office on July 1, 2025, as the 12th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In this role, Paulson serves on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which formulates the nation’s monetary policy, and oversees all Bank activities, including economic research, banking supervision, community outreach, and a wide range of payment and financial services. Before taking office at the Philadelphia Fed, Paulson was executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where she served as senior advisor to the Chicago Fed’s president and CEO and oversaw the department that provides analytic support for monetary policymaking and conducts research on topics including banking and financial markets, macroeconomics, microeconomics, and the regional economy. She also oversaw the Bank’s public affairs, community development, and leadership within the Chicago Fed’s Detroit branch. (Source: Federal Reserve History)