Subject Matter Experts - , Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Subject Matter Experts Scheduled interviews with Chicago Fed experts are available to members of the media. To arrange an interview, please contact Bridget Houlihan at (312) 322-6842.
		U.S. Economy Charles L. Evans Senior Vice President - Economic Research Charles is the chief economic advisor to Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow, providing insight on the national economy, monetary policy, banking, and international economics and finance.
		Banking Regulation Cathy Lemieux Senior Vice President - Supervision and Regulation Cathy has broad knowledge of the banking system and oversees the supervision and regulation of more than 1,000 banking organizations throughout the Midwest.
		Financial Markets Group David Marshall Senior Vice President David has wide expertise on business cycles, monetary policy and financial markets. He leads a multidisciplinary team of experts on financial market risk issues.
		Midwest Economy William Testa Vice President and Director of Regional Programs Bill is an expert on specific Midwestern economic issues, including economic development programs, regional economic growth trends, and state-local public finance initiatives.
		Cash Operations Nokihomis Wagner Assistant Vice President, Cash Operations Nokihomis manages the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's two-shift Cash operations. She is responsible for overseeing currency deposits and shipments, high-speed processing operations, and the Bank's off-site coin operations.
		Manufacturing William Strauss Senior Economist and Economic Advisor Bill analyzes the performance of the manufacturing sector, including the steel and auto industries, as well as the Midwest and national economy. He is the spokesperson for the monthly release of the Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI).
		Agriculture David Oppedahl Economist David follows the agricultural sector and monitors agribusiness conditions. Every three months, he conducts a survey of agricutural land values and credit conditions in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa. He then reports the results in the Chicago Fed's quarterly AgLetter publication.
		Banking Markets Doug Evanoff Senior Financial Economist and Vice President Doug oversees research on financial markets, institutions and regulation. He serves as an advisor to senior management of the Federal Reserve System on regulatory issues and is chairman of the Bank's annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition.
		Auto Industry Thomas Klier Senior Economist Thomas analyzes the structure and geography of the automobile industry, with special emphasis on the auto supplier sector. He also studies other regional economic development issues such as what motivates location decisions of headerquarters.
		Energy, Higher Education and State and Local Public Finance Rick Mattoon Senior Economist Rick is an expert on infrastructure issues that face the Midwest regional economy.
		Payments Sujit Chakravorti Senior Economist Sujit "Bob" focuses on the economics of payments and the evolving structure of global financial markets.
		Consumer Issues Anna Paulson Senior Economist and Manager Anna conducts research on financial access for immigrants and entrepreneurship. She oversees the analysis of economic activity from the perspective of low and moderate income individuals.