Anthony M. Santomero, Ph.D.

Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company

Anthony M. Santomero is a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company. In this role, he works closely with McKinsey clients and partners globally in the financial institutions and risk management practices.

He holds the title of Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and is on the boards of Citicorp, Citibank,  Renaissance Reinsurance Company Ltd, the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Columbia Funds mutual fund complex.

Dr. Santomero was the ninth president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia from July 2000 to April 2006. Before joining the Federal Reserve System, Dr. Santomero was the Richard K. Mellon Professor of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. During his 30-year tenure at Wharton, he held a number of academic and managerial positions, including deputy dean of the school.

Dr. Santomero received an A.B. in economics from Fordham University in 1968 and a Ph.D. in economics from Brown University in 1971. He also holds an honorary doctorate from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden, received in 1992, and an honorary degree from the University of Rome, awarded in 2003.