A Conversation with Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack 6.02.2026

Established more than 100 years ago to address stresses in the banking system, the Federal Reserve is the U.S. central bank. It comprises the Board of Governors, a federal agency located in Washington, D.C., and 12 Federal Reserve Banks around the nation. One of these banks is the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, which serves the Fourth Federal Reserve District. The Fourth District encompasses Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. Its mission is to ensure banks are trustworthy and secure, to keep the financial system running, and to represent Fourth District priorities on the national stage. Cleveland Fed President and CEO Beth Hammack has led the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland since 2024. This year, she is one of 12 voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee, which is responsible for setting monetary policy. Hammack has more than 30 years of experience in finance, capital markets, and risk management. Before joining the Cleveland Fed, she was cohead of global financing at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., where she was also a member of the management committee. As president and CEO, Hammack oversees 1,100 employees in the Bank's Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh offices who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, and provide payments services to commercial banks and the U.S. government. Join us to hear from President Hammack on the influential role of monetary policy in shaping economic opportunity in our communities and across the nation. Speaker Beth M. Hammack President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Moderator Dan Moulthrop CEO, The City Club of Cleveland