Thomas Barkin | |
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8th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond | |
Assumed office January 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Jeffrey M. Lacker |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Tampa,Florida,U.S. |
Spouse | Robyn Rieser Barkin |
Education | Harvard University (BA,JD/MBA) |
Thomas I. Barkin (born 1961) is an American central banker,currently serving as the 8th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond since January 2018. [1]
Barkin was born and raised in Tampa,Florida. [1]
Graduated from Harvard University,Barkin received a Bachelor of Arts degree (with a major in economics) in 1983 and a JD/MBA joint degree in 1987. [2] [3]
Barkin worked for global management consulting firm McKinsey for 30 years. From 2009 to 2015,Barkin served as the firm's chief financial officer. [4]
Most recently,Barkin was a senior partner in McKinsey's Atlanta office,where his primary client focus was helping financial institutions and travel and transportation companies. From 2015 to 2017,he served as the McKinsey's chief risk officer. [5]
While in Atlanta,he served on the executive committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Emory University Board of Trustees. [6] He also was a member of the executive board of the United States Golf Association,and in 2017 on the board's Audit,Finance and Handicap Committees. [7]
Barkin served on the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2009 to 2014,and was the board’s chairman from 2013 to 2014. [1]
Barkin and his wife,Robyn Rieser Barkin,have two children. [6]