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Brett Barkley
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Brett Barkley

Assistant Vice President

Brett Barkley is an assistant vice president in the Supervision and Regulation Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Mr. Barkley joined the Cleveland Fed in 2014 as a research analyst in the Bank’s Community Development Department and served as a data scientist and then advanced analytics manager from 2017 until assuming his current position in July 2025. In his current role, he leads data science efforts in the department and for the Federal Reserve System, including the BETR Metrics Office. The Bank Exams Tailored to Risk (BETR) program combines forward-looking metrics with examiner judgment to help scope community bank exams across the twelve Federal Reserve districts.

Mr. Barkley holds a BS in economics from George Mason University and an MS in applied economics and a Master of urban planning (MUP) from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.