The US economy and monetary policy: A conversation with Alberto Musalem

Date
September 3, 2025, 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM EDT
Virtual Event

Esther L. George (PIIE Board Member; former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) and Alberto G. Musalem (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

Event Summary

Alberto G. Musalem, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, delivers a speech about the US economy and monetary policy. His remarks are followed by a fireside chat and moderated Q&A session with Esther L. George, PIIE board member and retired president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

View Musalem's prepared remarks.

MODERATOR
Esther L. George 
PIIE Board Member; Retired President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

PRESENTER
Alberto G. Musalem 
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

About Alberto G. Musalem

Alberto G. Musalem is the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In this role, he participates on the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, which sets the direction of US monetary policy.

Musalem is an economist and executive with public and private sector experience in economic policy, finance, and markets. He became the St. Louis Fed’s 13th president on April 2, 2024.

He leads 1,500 employees and oversees the activities of the Eighth Federal Reserve District at the St. Louis headquarters and branches in Little Rock, AR, Louisville, KY, and Memphis, TN. Activities at these locations include economic research, fiscal agent responsibilities for the US Treasury, supervision of District financial institutions, community development, regional payments, transparency, technology, and support functions.

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