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Session 10: Opening Session
Cathy Minehan has been president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for 12 years. In 2006, she is an alternate member of the FOMC and will rotate to a member in 2007.
Presentations
Cathy Minehan's speech at the Boston Fed web site
Links of Interest
Speakers
Cathy E. Minehan
President
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Cathy E. Minehan is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. As one of the nation's central bankers, she contributes to policy decisions that promote the safety and soundness of the U.S. financial system and the health of the nation's economy. She currently chairs the Conference of Presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks. She is an expert in payment systems, and serves on the Payment System Policy Advisory Committee, which considers issues related to systemic risk in national and international payment systems.
President Minehan also focuses her energies on areas of structural economic development within New England, including community development, public education, and training. She is a member of the board of directors of the Boston Private Industry Council, which has responsibility for school-to-career, welfare-to-work, and career center programs and policy input. Ms. Minehan also serves on the boards of many civic, professional, and educational organizations, including the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Jobs for Massachusetts, The New England Council, the Boston Public Library Foundation, the Boston Economic Club, the University of Rochester and the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
Ms. Minehan began her career with the Federal Reserve in New York following her graduation from the University of Rochester, and holds an MBA from New York University. Named New Englander of the Year in 2002 by the New England Council, she is the recipient of numerous leadership awards and honorary degrees, including the 2006 Pinnacle Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
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