Syron, Richard

Richard F. Syron was the eleventh president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, serving from January 1, 1989 to March 31, 1994. From 1974 to 1985, Syron worked at the Boston Fed in multiple roles, serving as an economist, officer, and economic adviser in the Research Department. He took two leaves of absence from the Boston Fed in that era to serve as deputy assistant Treasury secretary and in 1981-82 as assistant to Fed Chairman Paul Volcker. In January 1986, he became president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, part of the U.S. Federal Home Loan Bank system. (Source: Federal Reserve History)