News Release

CHICAGO - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Chicago Fed) has announced that Alison Schlickman has been promoted to assistant vice president, statistical and financial reports. She previously served as manager, statistical and financial reports. The Statistics department collects and analyzes reports and data used to monitor economic conditions and examine banks and bank holding companies.

Schlickman's primary responsibility is managing the Seventh District's collaboration with other Federal Reserve Banks and the Federal Reserve Board to modernize the technology supporting the nationwide Statistics function. She will report to Valerie Van Meter, vice president, statistical and financial reports.

Prior to joining the Chicago Fed, Schlickman worked in research at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. (Board). She joined the Chicago Fed in 1977 and has held positions in Economic Research, Pricing Policy and Administration (Priced Services) and Statistics. She has also held research and information technology positions at the Board.

Schlickman has a bachelor's degree in economics from Georgetown University.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., constitute the nation's central bank. The Chicago Reserve Bank serves the Seventh Federal Reserve District, which encompasses the northern portions of Illinois and Indiana, southern Wisconsin, the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and the state of Iowa. In addition to participation in the formulation of monetary policy, each Reserve Bank supervises member banks and bank holding companies, provides financial services to depository institutions and the U.S. government, and monitors economic conditions in its District.