The College of Central Bankers Fellows are distinguished former central bank leaders who share their unparalleled expertise and candid insights on critical global economic issues, drawing from decades of experience in monetary policy and financial leadership.
Lael Brainard, Ph.D.
Lael Brainard is an internationally recognized policymaker and economist who formerly served as director of the White House National Economic Council. Previously, she was the…
Jim Bullard
James “Jim” Bullard, former president of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and one of the nation’s foremost economists and respected scholar-leaders, was chosen…
Patrick Harker, Ph.D.
Patrick T. Harker is a distinguished scholar, academic leader, and public policy expert with a career spanning the highest levels of academia, government, and…
Esther L. George, Ph.D.
Esther L. George served as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 2011 to January 2023, when she faced…
Loretta J. Mester, Ph.D.
Loretta J. Mester was President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2024. Prior to…
Charles Evans, Ph.D.
Charles L. Evans served as the ninth president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, from September 2007 to January…
Thomas Hoenig, Ph.D.
Distinguished Senior Fellow Thomas Hoenig is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Mr. Hoenig engages in research and…
Axel A. Weber, Ph.D.
Axel A. Weber was elected to the Board of Directors (BoD) of UBS AG at the 2012 AGM and of UBS Group AG in…
Jacob A. Frenkel, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Group of Thirty (G30) Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees…
Jeffrey Lacker, Ph.D.
Former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Jeffrey M. Lacker served over 12 years as President and CEO of the…
Zdeněk Tůma
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the ČSOB Group Zdeněk Tůma is currently the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the ČSOB group and…
Masaaki Shirakawa
Former Governor of the Bank of Japan Masaaki Shirakawa was previously Governor of the Bank of Japan. He was appointed as Governor in April…
Zeti Aziz, Ph.D.
Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz served as Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia from May 2000 to April 2015. She had a key role…
Mustapha K. Nabli, Ph.D.
Mustapha K. Nabli is currently international consultant, President of North Africa Bureau of Economic Studies International, based in Tunis. He is a Fellow of…
DeLisle Worrell, Ph.D.
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Dr. DeLisle Worrell is the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, having served…
Athanasios Orphanides, Ph.D.
Professor of the Practice of Global Economics and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management Athanasios Orphanides is a Professor of the Practice…
Jose De Gregorio, Ph.D.
Former President of the Central Bank of Chile José De Gregorio is a Full Professor and Dean of the School of Economics and Business…
José Manuel González Páramo, Ph.D.
Executive Board member, BBVA José M. González-Páramo holds a Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.A. in Economics from Columbia University, New York, and a Ph.D. from…
Patrick Honohan, Ph.D.
Patrick Honohan was Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland and a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank from September…
Alfonso Prat-Gay
Alfonso Prat-Gay was Minister of Treasury and Finance of Argentina from 2015 until 2016. Previously, he was a member of Congress (2009-2013), and president…
Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska
Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska – economist with broad international experience in finance, sustainable development, risk and asset management. Former member of the Executive Board at World…
David (Danny) Blanchflower, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College David Blanchflower CBE is a leading labour economist, tenured economics professor at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. He is…
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., is President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA, the leading provider of retirement…
Charles Plosser, Ph.D.
Charles I. Plosser, a distinguished economist, educator, and central banker, passed away on August 14, 2025, at the age of 76. His passing marks…
Dennis Lockhart
Former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Dennis Lockhart’s career includes time in the private sector, government, and academia. In…
Christian Noyer
Christian Noyer was born in 1950 near Paris. After obtaining a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), he received a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from…
Anthony Santomero, Ph.D.
Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Anthony M. Santomero holds the title of Richard…
William Poole, Ph.D.
Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Mises Institute William Poole is Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Mises Institute and Senior Advisor to Merk Investments. Poole…
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