Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Anna L. Paulson
President
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Anna L. Paulson took office on July 1, 2025, as the 12th president and chief executive officer of the Third District, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Previously, Dr. Paulson served as executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In that role, she led the Bank’s research and policy analysis work and oversaw the department that provides analytic support for monetary policymaking and conducts research on banking and financial markets, macroeconomics, microeconomics, and the regional economy. Dr. Paulson also advised the Bank’s president and chief executive officer on monetary policy and participated in Federal Open Market Committee discussions.
She joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2001 as an economist after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University and serving as an assistant professor of finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Dr. Paulson’s work has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economics and Statistics, and Review of Financial Studies. She has served on the board of the Western Economic Association International and the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession.
Dr. Paulson received a BA from Carleton College and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.
Bank Location
Ten Independence Mall
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 574-6000
Visitor Information
Money in Motion Exhibit
Head office at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
No branches.
Covers the state of Delaware; nine counties in southern New Jersey; and 48 counties in the eastern two-thirds of Pennsylvania.
List of Directors
Class A
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis J. Myers | President and Chief Executive Officer Fulton Bank and Fulton Financial Corporation Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
2025 |
| Randall E. Black | President and Chief Executive Officer Citizens Financial Services Inc. and First Citizens Community Bank Mansfield, Pennsylvania |
2026 |
| Brian W. Jones | President and Chief Executive Officer The First National Bank of Elmer Elmer, New Jersey |
2027 |
Class B
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| John Fry | President Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2025 |
| Bret S. Perkins | Senior Vice President, External and Government Affairs Comcast Corporation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2026 |
| Sharmain Matlock-Turner | Chief Executive Officer Urban Affairs Coalition Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2027 |
Class C
| Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Ibargüen (Chair) |
Executive Chair Culligan Quench and Culligan Latin America King of Prussia, Pennsylvania |
2025 |
| William Lo (Deputy Chair) |
President Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc. Delmar, Delaware |
2026 |
| Kisha Hortman Hawthorne | SVP and COO, Care Network and Behavioral Health and Crisis Center Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2027 |