Board of Directors

Each of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks is led by a local board of directors. The Board ensures broad and diverse views from the public are a part of the central bank’s monetary policy deliberations.

About the Board

Meet Current and Past Directors

The Kansas City Fed's Board of Directors represent a variety of experiences, industries and geographies.

Director Roles and Responsibilities

Directors of Federal Reserve Banks and Branches

Each Federal Reserve Bank's Board are filled through a variety of methods. Learn more.

Regional Relationships and National Policy

Just as the Federal Reserve's mission areas are a blend of various components, the nine director seats on each Federal Reserve...

Accountability and Governance

The authority of the board of directors of a Reserve Bank is established in the Federal Reserve Act.

January 29, 2021

Bank Bylaws

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City bylaws help govern the board of directors.

Resources & FAQ

Learn more about the structure and governance of the Board of Directors.

Meeting Minutes

This archive contains past Board of Directors meeting minutes beginning in January 2024.

Board structure

Just as the Federal Reserve's mission areas are a blend of various components, the nine director seats on External Linkeach Federal Reserve Bank's Board are filled through a variety of methods. Learn more about Class A, B and C directors' designations.

There are nine directors from around the region with a range of backgrounds, including community development, business, banking, organized labor and entrepreneurship. They serve staggered three-year terms. The Kansas City Fed's three Branch offices in Denver, Oklahoma City and Omaha each have its own seven-member board of directors who serve staggered three-year terms. They provide their respective Branch executives, who are economists, with insight on regional economic conditions and offer advice and counsel. Four directors are appointed by the Kansas City Fed and three are appointed by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Read former Kansas City Fed President Esther George’s 2012 statement regarding bankers’ service on Reserve Bank Boards.

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Joint Board of Directors meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. October 2024.

A group from the Kansas City Fed at the Bueno Foods plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 2026.

A group from the Kansas City Fed tours Vederra Modular, a modular home manufacturer, in Denver, Colorado. February 2026.

Assistant Vice President, Economist and Oklahoma City Branch Executive Cortney Cowley speaks at the 10th Annual Energy and the Economy Conference in Denver, Colorado. November 2025.

Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman volunteers with Omaha Branch staff to pack bagged lunches for a local food bank in Omaha, Nebraska. December 2025.

Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman and Omaha Branch staff tour an Omaha Public Power District power station in Nebraska City, Nebraska. July 2025.

Assistant Vice President and Regional Executive Jeremy Hill poses with Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, at The Midwest Manufacturers Trade Show & Conference hosted by the Missouri Association of Manufacturers in Branson, Missouri. February 2026.

Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman welcomes more than 100 "Stellar Tellers" from local schools to congratulate them on their accomplishment. May 2025.

Media Gallery Table
Media Type	Media Title	Media Caption	Media Transcript
Image		Joint Board of Directors meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. October 2024.
Image		Kansas City Fed President and CEO Jeff Schmid at the Economic Club of Colorado. February 2026.
Image		A group from the Kansas City Fed at the Bueno Foods plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 2026.
Image		A group from the Kansas City Fed tours the Bueno Foods plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 2026.
Image		A group from the Kansas City Fed tours Vederra Modular, a modular home manufacturer, in Denver, Colorado. February 2026.
Image		Assistant Vice President, Economist and Oklahoma City Branch Executive Cortney Cowley participates in an economist panel at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber's State of the Economy event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 2025.
Image		Assistant Vice President and Regional Executive Jeremy Hill and Community Development Advisor Marisa Martinez tour Great Western Manufacturing in Leavenworth, Kansas. January 2026.
Image		Kansas City Fed President and CEO Jeff Schmid welcomes local leaders to the Kansas City Fed to discuss economic conditions in health care and real estate. Pictured with President Schmid is Jeron Ravin, president and chief executive officer for Swope Health. January 2026.
Image		Vice President, Economist, and Denver Branch Executive Nick Sly visits undergraduate University of Colorado students in the Economic Club and Women in Econ Club. December 2025.
Image		Assistant Vice President, Economist and Oklahoma City Branch Executive Cortney Cowley speaks at the 10th Annual Energy and the Economy Conference in Denver, Colorado. November 2025.
Image		Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman volunteers with Omaha Branch staff to pack bagged lunches for a local food bank in Omaha, Nebraska. December 2025.
Image		Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman and Omaha Branch staff tour an Omaha Public Power District power station in Nebraska City, Nebraska. July 2025.
Image		Assistant Vice President and Regional Executive Jeremy Hill poses with Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, at The Midwest Manufacturers Trade Show & Conference hosted by the Missouri Association of Manufacturers in Branson, Missouri. February 2026.
Image		Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman welcomes more than 100 "Stellar Tellers" from local schools to congratulate them on their accomplishment. May 2025.

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