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President Mester talks about her career, the Fed, economics in Barnard College discussion

03.02.17

Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester answered questions about her education, her work as an economist, and a range of current economic issues in a March 2 discussion at Barnard College's Athena Center for Leadership Studies in New York. Mester is a 1980 Barnard graduate.

Watch the Barnard discussion here.

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