Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Eric Rosengren

Eric S. Rosengren served as the 13th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. After holding various roles at the bank since 1985, he began his tenure as President of the Boston Fed in July 2007.

Rosengren was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and graduated summa cum laude from Colby College with a bachelor's degree in economics. He then spent a year in Australia as a Thomas Watson Fellow. Upon returning to the United States, Rosengren earned his master’s degree in economics in 1984 and his Ph.D. in economics in 1986, both from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. 

At the Boston Fed, Rosengren held senior positions in both the research and banking supervision functions. He joined the bank in 1985 as an economist in the research department. After being promoted to assistant vice president in 1989, he was elevated to vice president and head of the Banking and Monetary Policy section within the research department in 1991. In 2000, Rosengren was named senior vice president and head of the Supervision, Regulation, and Credit department. He took on the additional role of chief discount officer in 2003 and was promoted to executive vice president in 2005.

During his time in banking supervision, he gained significant domestic and international regulatory experience related to the Basel II Capital Accord. As an economist, Rosengren focused his research on the link between financial issues and the real economy, publishing extensively on macroeconomics, international banking, bank supervision, and risk management. He has authored more than 100 articles and papers on economics and finance, including pieces featured in many leading economic and financial journals.