The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston today announced the appointment of Aparna Ramesh to Senior Vice President in the Bank’s Financial Management Division, effective Jan. 1, 2018. Aparna will continue to serve as the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer, a position she has held since 2015.

Aparna joined the Boston Fed in 2007, and held positions in the Bank’s Financial Planning & Analysis group, as well as the Federal Reserve System’s Financial Support Office. She was promoted to Assistant Vice President in 2011 and to Vice President in 2013. Aparna holds three Master’s degrees, including an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She is currently serving as an Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellow and is also a past participant in the Emerging Leaders program at the University of Massachusetts.

Prior to joining the Federal Reserve, Aparna spent ten years in commercial banking.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is one of 12 regional banks that, together with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, DC, make up the Federal Reserve System. As the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve System formulates and implements U.S. monetary policy, supervises banks and bank holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government.

The Boston Federal Reserve Bank serves the First Federal Reserve District, which includes all of New England except Fairfield County, Connecticut. Within the District, the Bank monitors local economic conditions to aid in the formulation of monetary policy; engages in outreach to promote economic growth, community revitalization, and economic and financial education; supervises banks and bank holding companies; and provides financial services to facilitate banking operations.