Shares: Monetary Policy in Practice

In this special episode of our Shares podcast recorded on August 13 at The College’s 2024 Conference of African American Financial Professionals (CAAFP), senior reporter for ThinkAdvisor John Manganaro speaks with Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. They discuss the importance of diverse representation in policy making, views on contemporary markets, and how to navigate making financial decisions that affect Americans’ lives.

Raphael Bostic took office June 5, 2017 as the 15th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He is responsible for all the Bank's activities, including monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and payment services. In addition, he serves on the Federal Reserve's chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which covers Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Bank has branches in Birmingham, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, and New Orleans.

This episode is a collaboration with ThinkAdvisor.

Any views or opinions expressed in this podcast are the hosts’ and guests' own and do not necessarily represent those of The American College of Financial Services.

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