François Villeroy de Galhau

Governor, Banque de France

François Villeroy de Galhau was born in Strasbourg on 24 February 1959. His family roots are in Lorraine and Saarland. François Villeroy de Galhau is an ENA graduate and a former Inspector of Finance. In 1988, he joined the French Treasury (Africa desk, then Europe desk), then served as European advisor to the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister (Pierre Bérégovoy) from 1990 to 1993. He held various posts at the French Treasury, then became financial advisor at the Permanent Representation of France in Brussels. From 1997 to 2000, he was chief of staff of the Minister of the Economy, ... Read More

Loretta J. Mester, Ph.D.

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Loretta J. Mester is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.  In that role, she participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy and oversees more than 1,000 employees based at the Bank’s Cleveland office and Branch offices in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, promote community development, and provide payment services to depository institutions and the U.S. Treasury.  Mester represents the Fourth District on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Mester began her career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in 1985 as an economist and was executive vice president ... Read More