Government Affairs Breakfast: August 2026

Description

A member of the U.S. central bank's policymaking Federal Open Market Committee, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack will share her perspective on the regional and national economic outlook. She will also share how the Cleveland Fed engages with people and businesses throughout the Fourth Federal Reserve District to better understand how they are experiencing the economy.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington D.C., comprise the Federal Reserve System. The Cleveland Fed informs the formulation of monetary policy, supervises banking organizations, and supports communities across the Fourth District through research, outreach, and education.

About the Speaker:
Beth Hammack serves as President and CEO of the Cleveland Fed, responsible for all the Bank's activities, including those related to monetary policy, bank supervision, and payments services.

Hammack has more than 30 years of experience in finance, capital markets, and risk management. She has also served on several advisory groups to the US Department of the Treasury and the financial industry. Before joining the Cleveland Fed, she was cohead of global Financing at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., where she was a member of the management committee.

Hammack has worked closely with US policymakers as Chair of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee and as a member of the Financial Research Advisory Committee and the Treasury Market Practices Group, the latter of which aims to advance financial industry best practices. She is the Chair of the board of the nonprofit, Math for America, a member of the University Hospitals board of directors, a member of the City Harvest board of trustees, a member of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank board of directors, and a Greater Cleveland Partnership board observer.

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