Assistant Vice President,
Supervision and Regulation
- Where are you from? Togo (West Africa)
- What is your educational background? I hold a B.A. in humanities from Universite du Benin in Lomé, Togo, and a M.P.A. from Clark University in Worcester, Mass.
- When did you start at the Bank? 1999
- What do you do at the Bank?
I am a member of the officer team that provides strategic direction and leadership for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago S&R Risk Specialists Division. I have supervisory oversight responsibilities for a team of capital markets risk specialists, including knowledge leaders, and policy analysts. We provide perspective and expertise to support deeper understanding of risk issues and to execute supervisory activities relating to market, liquidity, investments, and policy matters.
- Why do you like working here? I like the Bank’s mission of serving the public interests, its reputation and most importantly the people I work with every day.
- Why would you recommend the Chicago Fed as a good place to work? Because I truly believe it is a great place to work. At the Bank, you get the opportunity to work on different projects and assignments, with some of the smartest people in their respective field. The people are very humble and down-to-earth and are willing to go the extra mile, time and again, to share their knowledge with you and to see you grow professionally and as a person. The level of collaboration and genuine interest in people’s development is truly amazing to witness.
- What do you do in your free time? Watching international football (soccer) and Chicago Bears football and taking road trips in the summer.
