Christopher J. Waller

Geography

In their time

Meetings by Chair

Bernanke32Yellen21Powell64Warsh3

Policy rate

0–0.25% → 3.75–4%

+375 bp · Jun 2009 – Oct 2026

In the room

• Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis27 meetingsJun 23–24, 2009 – Dec 15–16, 2015
• Associate Economist25 meetingsJan 26–27, 2010 – Dec 10–11, 2019
• Associate Economists2 meetingsMar 19–20, 2013 – Mar 15–16, 2016
• Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis19 meetingsJan 31 – Feb 1, 2017 – Dec 15–16, 2020

Seats held

• GovernorBoard of Governors2020–

  Dec 18, 2020 – present · confirmed Dec 3, 2020 · represents the Minneapolis district (childhood)

Before the Fed

Economist · Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Education

• Bachelor's, Economics — Bemidji State University (1981)
• Master's, Economics — Washington State University (1984)
• PhD, Economics — Washington State University (1985)

Terminal: PhD · economics

Dissents on the record (3)

• January 27–28, 2026wanted easiercommittee: hold

  Stephen I. Miran and Christopher J. Waller preferred to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point at this meeting.

• July 29–30, 2025wanted easiercommittee: hold

  Governor Bowman preferred at this meeting to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4 to 4-1/4 percent in light of inflation moving considerably closer to the Committee's objective, after excluding temporary effects of tariffs, a labor market near full employment but with signs of less dynamism, and slowing economic growth this year. She also expressed her view that taking action to begin moving the policy rate at a gradual pace toward its neutral level would have proactively hedged against a further weakening in the economy and the risk of damage to the labor market.

• March 18–19, 2025dissented

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