Skip to main content
News Releases

Roberto Coronado appointed to lead Dallas Fed's San Antonio Branch

For Release: June 4, 2021

DALLAS—The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced today that Roberto Coronado has been appointed the senior officer in charge of the Dallas Fed’s San Antonio Branch.

Coronado currently serves as senior vice president in charge of the Bank’s El Paso Branch, which he will continue to oversee.

He replaces Blake Hastings, who left the Dallas Fed to pursue other opportunities.

Coronado joined the Dallas Fed in 2001.

In addition to being the senior officer over both the San Antonio and El Paso Branches, he will continue to serve as a senior economist and member of the regional group of the Bank’s Research Department. His research focuses on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, U.S.–Mexico economic integration and border issues.

Coronado has written articles for various Federal Reserve publications and academic journals in both the United States and Mexico.

He serves as a director for the Texas Lyceum and as a board member for Texas 2036.

Coronado earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Houston and holds a B.B.A. in accounting and economics, and an M.S. in economics from the University of Texas at El Paso.

For more information on the Dallas Fed, visit www.dallasfed.org.

-30-

Media contact:
James Hoard
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Phone: (214) 922-5307
Email: james.hoard@dal.frb.org