Beth M. Hammack
American economist, academic, and public servant
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Elizabeth Stacy Morgan Hammack (née Morgan; born 1971/1972) is the 12th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.[1][2] Prior to that, Hammack worked at Goldman Sachs for three decades before resigning in 2024 as the co-head of global finance.
1971 or 1972 (age 54–55)
Beth Hammack | |
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| 12th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland | |
| Assumed office August 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Loretta J. Mester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Stacy Morgan 1971 or 1972 (age 54–55) California, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Peter Hammack (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Howard L. Morgan (father) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) |
Early life
Hammack was born in California to Howard L. Morgan, a venture capitalist, and a mother who worked as an interior designer.[3][4] She grew up in Villanova, Pennsylvania and is the middle of three sisters. In 1989, she graduated from The Baldwin School located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[1][5][6]
Hammack earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1993 with a combined major in quantitative economics and history.[7][8] During her academic career, Hammack was part of a council of student presidents at Stanford that included John Louie, who played the Wing Kid in the 1984 film Gremlins and John Overdeck, co-founder and co-chairman of Two Sigma Investments.[6] She interned twice at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange during her summer breaks. Hammack was accepted to Harvard Business School but decided not to attend.[6]
Goldman Sachs
She joined Goldman Sachs in 1993 as an analyst in Debt Capital Markets, was named managing director in 2003, and partner in 2010.[7][9] Throughout her time, she held roles as global treasurer, global head of short-term macro trading, and global head of repo trading.[10] Hammack was former chair of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee; and a former member of the Treasury Market Practices Group, the Financial Research Advisory Committee, and management committee.[10][11][12]
Before her departure, Hammack served as the co-head of the Global Financing Group.[7]
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
On May 29, 2024, it was announced that Hammack was appointed as the next president and chief executive officer of the Cleveland Fed.[12][13] Hammack's term began on August 21, and in this role, she will represent the Fourth Federal Reserve District on the Federal Open Market Committee in the formulation of US monetary policy.[1][12] She is the fourth woman selected to lead the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the first regional Federal Reserve bank to appoint a female president in 1982.[14]
Personal life
Hammack married investment banker Peter Hammack in 2000.[3] The couple has two sons and live in Cleveland.[15][2]
Hammack serves as a board member of Math for America and City Harvest.[12][16]