Cincinnati Directors

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Cincinnati Directors

The Cleveland Fed, one of the 12 Reserve Banks of the Federal Reserve System, is overseen operationally and informed by a board of directors, whose members regularly share industry trends and geographic perspectives that help the Federal Reserve understand how various business sectors and communities are experiencing the economy. These regional insights, in turn, help inform national monetary policymaking. The Cleveland Fed’s directors come from various backgrounds and experiences and hail from the district the Bank serves, which comprises Ohio, western Pennsylvania, the northern panhandle of West Virginia, and eastern Kentucky.

Read their stories below or download a PDF of our directors’ professional bios.

Rachid Abdallah: Chair, Cincinnati Branch; Chair and Chief Executive Officer; Jedson Engineering; Cincinnati, Ohio; Appointed by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Sector Representation: Engineering; Current term ends Dec. 31, 2021

Tucker Ballinger: President and Chief Executive Officer; Forcht Bank; Lexington, Kentucky; Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors; Sector Representation: Banking; Current term ends Dec. 31, 2021

Alfonso Cornejo: President; Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA; Cincinnati, Ohio; Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors; Sector Representation: Nonprofit Business Groups; Current term ends Dec. 31, 2023

David C. Evans: President and Chief Executive Officer; TESSEC LLC; Dayton, Ohio; Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors; Sector Representation: Manufacturing; Current term ends Dec. 31, 2023

Darin C. Hall: President and Chief Executive Officer; Civitas Development Group; Cincinnati, Ohio; Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors; Sector Representation: Real Estate and Construction; Current term ends Dec. 31, 2022

Ashish Vaidya: President; Northern Kentucky University; Highland Heights, Kentucky; Appointed by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Sector Representation: Education; Current term ends Dec. 31, 2023

Holly B. Wiedemann: Founder and President; AU Associates, Inc.; Lexington, Kentucky; Appointed by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Sector Representation: Real Estate and Construction; Current term ends Dec. 31, 2022