Kevin L. Kliesen

Kevin L. Kliesen is a business economist in the supervisory policy and risk analysis unit at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, which is located in the bank supervision and regulation division. He came to the bank in 1988 after graduating from Colorado State University with an M.A. in economics. As a business economist, the bulk of his duties comprise reporting on and analyzing current U.S. macroeconomic developments and trends. Previously, he was part of the research division.

In his capacity as a business economist, he writes the bank’s monthly “Report on Economic Activity,” an internal report on general economic conditions that is prepared prior to each board of directors meeting. He also briefs the bank president and staff economists on U.S. economic conditions prior to each federal open market committee meeting. He also prepares internal reports on macroeconomic conditions and their implication for monetary policy and bank supervisory policy for internal Bank officers and employees. Another important aspect of this position involves speaking to the general public and other interested groups about U.S. economic and monetary policy developments. Besides writing for the “Regional Economist,” a quarterly publication written for a nontechnical audience, he also writes for the “Review,” which is the Bank’s peer-reviewed economic journal. He has also written for professional economics journals, and he has authored several book reviews.

In addition to his responsibilities at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, he has taught economics part-time at Washington University in St. Louis since 2007. Professionally, he is a member of the American Economic Association and the National Association for Business Economics (NABE). He was president of the St. Louis Gateway Chapter of NABE from 1999 to 2000. From 2002 to 2005, he served on the board of the directors of the national NABE organization. In addition to his interests in business economics and monetary policy, he is also interested in the long-term fiscal problems facing the United States.