Presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is the chief executive officer of the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The president also serves on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which consists of 12 members: the seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and four of the remaining 11 Reserve Bank presidents, who serve one-year terms on a rotating basis. Nonvoting Reserve Bank presidents attend FOMC meetings, participate in the discussions, and contribute to the FOMC's assessment of the economy and policy options.
Prior to the enactment of the Banking Act of 1935, the chief executive officer of each Federal Reserve Bank held the title of governor.
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1914 - 1915 | Oscar Wells
Title: Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Oscar Wells served as governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from October 16, 1914, to February 24, 1915. -
1915-1922 | R. L. Van Zandt
Title: Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Richard Lipscomb Van Zandt served as governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from April 6, 1915, to January 7, 1922. -
1922 - 1925 (first term) | B. A. McKinney
Title: Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
B. A. McKinney served his first term as governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from January 16, 1922, to May 16, 1925. -
1925 - 1931 | Lynn P. Talley
Title: Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Lynn P. Talley served as governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from July 1, 1925, to October 1, 1931. -
1931 - 1939 (second term) | B. A. McKinney
Title: Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, which was changed to president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on March 1, 1936
B. A. McKinney served his second term as governor (later president) of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from October 5, 1931, to April 2, 1939. -
1939 - 1953 | R. R. Gilbert
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
R. R. Gilbert served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from April 13, 1939, to September 1, 1953. -
1954 - 1968 | Watrous H. Irons
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Watrous H. Irons served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from February 15, 1954, to February 1, 1968. -
1968 - 1974 | Philip E. Coldwell
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Philip E. Coldwell served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from February 1, 1968, to October 9, 1974. -
1975 - 1980 | Ernest T. Baughman
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Ernest T. Baughman served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from January 1, 1975, to December 31, 1980. -
1981 - 1991 | Robert H. Boykin
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Robert H. Boykin served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from January 1, 1981, to January 31, 1991. -
1991 - 2004 | Robert D. McTeer Jr.
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Robert D. McTeer Jr. served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from February 1, 1991, to November 1, 2004. -
2005 - 2015 | Richard W. Fisher
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Richard W. Fisher served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from April 4, 2005, to March 19, 2015. -
2015 - 2021 | Robert S. Kaplan
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Robert S. Kaplan served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from September 8, 2015, to October 8, 2021. -
2021 - 2022 | Meredith Black (interim)
Title: Interim President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Meredith Black served as interim president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from October 9, 2021, to August 21, 2022.
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2022 - | Lorie K. Logan
Title: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Lorie K. Logan began her term as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on August 22, 2022.
The process for selecting a Federal Reserve Bank president is set forth in the Federal Reserve Act. The president is appointed by the individual Reserve Bank's board of directors and approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a renewable term of five years. For additional details, see How is a Federal Reserve Bank president selected? published by the Board of Governors.
Presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/timeline/presidents-frb-dallas, accessed on November 21, 2024.