Dallas Fed advisory councils help deepen our understanding of economic issues and industries in the Eleventh District. Members share perspectives on current and emerging economic conditions in their respective areas of expertise.
Academic Advisory Council
Members are distinguished economists from academia and the private sector. They provide insights on the current state of the economy and on issues of current importance to monetary policy.
Pol Antràs
Robert G. Ory Professor of Economics
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Olivier Coibion
Malcolm Forsman Centennial Professor of Economics
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Julia Coronado
President and Founder
MacroPolicy Perspectives LLC
Austin, Texas
Klaus Desmet
Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Wenxin Du
Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions
Columbia Business School
New York, New York
Darrell Duffie
Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford, California
Karen Dynan
Professor of the Practice
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
John C. Haltiwanger
Distinguished University Professor
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
Don Kohn
Robert V. Roosa Chair in International Economics and Senior Fellow
Brookings Institution
Washington, D.C.
Ayşegül Şahin
Richard J. Gonzalez Regents Chair in Economics
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Nathan Sheets
Global Chief Economist
Citigroup
New York, New York
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Community Advisory Council
Members are leaders of community development, social services, education, nonprofit or philanthropic organizations. They are familiar with issues of concern to communities in the Eleventh District, with particular focus on the concerns of low- and moderate-income populations.
Awais Azhar
Executive Director
HousingWorks Austin
Austin, Texas
Peter Beard
Senior Vice President, Regional Workforce Development
Greater Houston Partnership
Houston, Texas
Tracee Bentley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Permian Strategic Partnership
Midland, Texas
Carlos Contreras III
President and Chief Executive Officer
Goodwill Industries of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Rashida Dawson
Vice President of Financial Stability
United Way of Northwest Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Carine M. Feyten
Chancellor and President
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
Paula Harris
Executive Director and Senior Vice President, Community Affairs
Astros Foundation
Houston, Texas
Dawn Hommer
Chief Executive Officer
Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Melanie Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Collaborative for Children
Houston, Texas
Michael Medalla
Manager, Toyota USA Foundation & Workforce Readiness
Toyota North America
Plano, Texas
Laura Murillo
President and CEO
Houston Hispanic Chamber
Houston, Texas
Kathy Flanagan Payton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corp.
Houston, Texas
Bill Schlesinger
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Director
Project Vida
El Paso, Texas
Kara Waddell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Child Care Associates
Fort Worth, Texas
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Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
Members represent depository institutions with total assets of less than $10 billion. They are selected to include representatives from commercial banks, thrift institutions and credit unions in the Eleventh District.
Byron K. Bexley
(Chair)
Vice Chairman, San Antonio
American Bank
Universal City, Texas
Gail Enda
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Airlines Federal Credit Union
Dallas, Texas
Isaac Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
TDECU
Houston, Texas
Bob Malone
Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
First Sonora Bancshares and Sonora Bank
Sonora, Texas
Katherine Rodriguez
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Moody National Bank
Galveston, Texas
Deborah Romero
President and Chief Executive Officer
First National Bank
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Raymond Rust III
President and Chief Executive Officer
Commercial Bank of Texas N.A.
Nacogdoches, Texas
Max Villaronga
President and Chief Executive Officer
Raiz Federal Credit Union
El Paso, Texas
Agendas and meeting minutes
Energy Advisory Council
Members are executives from various sectors of the energy industry who work in the Eleventh District. They provide insights on global supply and demand for crude oil, natural gas and refined products, the attendant impact on energy prices and implications for the U.S. economy.
Jim Allred
Managing Director and Head of U.S. Energy Corporate Banking
RBC Capital Markets
Houston, Texas
Jason Bordoff
Professor of Professional Practice
Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
New York, New York
Jim Burke
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vistra Corp.
Irving, Texas
Willie Chiang
Chairman and CEO
Plains All American
Houston, Texas
Paul L. Foster
Founder and CEO
Franklin Mountain Investments, LLC
El Paso, Texas
Joseph Gorder
Executive Chairman
Valero Energy
San Antonio, Texas
Vicki Hollub
President and Chief Executive Officer
Occidental Petroleum
Houston, Texas
Jim Hughes
Managing Partner
EnCap Investments L.P.
Houston, Texas
Ryan M. Lance
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
ConocoPhillips
Houston, Texas
Ben Marshall
President and CEO
Vitol Americas
Houston, Texas
Rick Muncrief
President and Chief Executive Officer
Devon Energy Corp.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gary Petersen
Managing Partner and Founder
EnCap Investments L.P.
Houston, Texas
L.E. Simmons
Founder and Partner
SCF Partners
Houston, Texas
Lakshmi Sreekumar
Managing Director, Commodity Derivatives
Capital One Securities
Houston, Texas
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Financial Sector Advisory Council
Members represent various types and sizes of firms in the financial industry. They provide insights on key risks arising in the industry, potential interconnectedness between traditional and nontraditional financial firms, and implications for the U.S. economy.
Hayley Boesky
Executive Vice Chairman
Global Corporate and Investment Banking at BofA Securities
Gabriel Casillas
Managing Director and Chief Economist for Latin America
Barclays
Chris Edmonds
President, Fixed Income & Data Services
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.—ICE
Dawn Fitzpatrick
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
Soros Fund Management
Britt Harris
Founder, On Eagles Wings
Acting CEO, Texas Permanent School Fund
Aasem Khalil
Global Head of Investment Banking Services
Goldman Sachs
Henry H. McVey
Head of Global Macro, Balance Sheet & Risk and CIO of KKR Balance Sheet
KKR
Agendas and meeting minutes