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Federal Open Market Committee
Monetary policy is made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which consists of the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and five Reserve Bank presidents. The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year, and other meetings as needed. |
2013 Committee Members
- Ben S. Bernanke, Board of Governors, Chairman
- William C. Dudley, New York, Vice Chairman
- James Bullard, St. Louis
- Elizabeth A. Duke, Board of Governors
- Charles L. Evans, Chicago
- Esther L. George, Kansas City
- Jerome H. Powell, Board of Governors
- Sarah Bloom Raskin, Board of Governors
- Jeremy C. Stein, Board of Governors
- Eric S. Rosengren, Boston
- Daniel K. Tarullo, Board of Governors
- Janet L. Yellen, Board of Governors
Alternate Members
- Richard W. Fisher, Dallas
- Narayana Kocherlakota, Minneapolis
- Sandra Pianalto, Cleveland
- Charles I. Plosser, Philadelphia
- Christine M. Cumming, First Vice President, New York
Last update:
January 29, 2013