Tom Barkin, President and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond spoke with Economic Club Chair of the Global Initiative Barbara Humpton, CEO of USA Rare Earth, Inc on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Tom Barkin has served as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond since 2018. He also serves on the Fed's chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee, and is also responsible for the Richmond Fed's bank supervision and the Federal Reserve's technology organization. He is "on the ground" continually in the Fed's Fifth District, which covers South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, D.C., West Virginia, and Maryland.
Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Tom was a senior partner and CFO at McKinsey & Company, where he also oversaw McKinsey's offices in the southern United States. He is a member of the Emory University Board of Trustees and the Greater Washington Partnership. Tom earned his bachelor's, MBA and law degrees from Harvard University.
