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Executive Bios

Bank Officers

James Bullard
President and Chief Executive Officer

James Bullard took office as president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis on April 1, 2008. He directs the activities of the Bank's head office in St. Louis as well as its three branches in Little Rock, Ark., Louisville, Ky. and Memphis, Tenn. In addition, he represents the Bank on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve's chief monetary policymaking body. [More]

David A. Sapenaro
First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Sapenaro is currently the first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He is responsible for directing the Bank's operations at the St. Louis office as well as at its branch offices in Little Rock, Ark., Louisville, Ky., and Memphis, Tenn.. [More]

Robert H. Rasche
Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Adviser

Robert H. Rasche is a executive vice president and senior policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He received his B.A. degree from Yale University in 1963 and A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan in 1965 and 1966, respectively. His principal research interests are monetary economics and macroeconomics.[More]

Karl W. Ashman
Senior Vice President

Karl W. Ashman joined the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as vice president and manager of the Little Rock Branch in April of 1990. He transferred to the St. Louis office in September of 1995, where he was promoted to senior vice president of the Administration and Check Services. In this position, Mr. Ashman has District responsibility for the Check Services, Facility Management, Financial Management, Human Resources, Information Technology Services and Support Services departments. [More]

Mary H. Karr
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Ms. Karr is senior vice president and general counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. As senior vice president, Ms. Karr has responsibility for the Bank's Legal division, serves as the Bank's ethics officer and is secretary to the Bank's board of directors. [More]

Kathleen O. Paese
Senior Vice President

Ms. Paese has more than 20 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She is currently the senior vice president over the Treasury division, providing oversight and direction to the Treasury Relations and Support Office (TRSO) and numerous operational/technical services that the District provides to the U. S. Treasury. [More]

Michael D. Renfro
Senior Vice President and General Auditor

Michael D. Renfro has been the general auditor of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis since July 10, 1989. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Accounting and received his MBA in Finance from St. Louis University in 1987. He is also a certified public accountant and chartered bank auditor. [More]

Robert J. Schenk
Senior Vice President

Robert J. Schenk is currently senior vice president, Public and Community Affairs for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In this position, he is responsible for directing public affairs activities for the Bank and its branches in Memphis, Little Rock and Louisville. [More]

Julie L. Stackhouse
Senior Vice President

Julie L. Stackhouse is senior vice president and managing officer of Banking Supervision and Discount Window lending for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Prior to joining the St. Louis Fed in September 2002, Julie was vice president and managing officer of the Risk Management department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. [More]

Christopher Waller
Senior Vice President and Director of Research

Christopher Waller is a senior vice president and the director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He received his B.S. degree in economics from Bemidji State University in 1981, and his M.A. and Ph.D degrees from Washington State University in 1984 and 1985, respectively. His principal research interests are monetary theory, political economy and macroeconomic theory. [More]

Senior Branch Executives

Robert A. Hopkins
Vice President, Little Rock Branch

Robert Hopkins is vice president and senior branch executive of the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Branch activities include conducting regional economic research and gathering monetary policy input from business leaders across Arkansas, sponsoring and hosting community development seminars, and providing economic education. [More]

Maria Gerwing Hampton
Vice President, Louisville Branch

Maria Gerwing Hampton is the vice president and senior branch executive of the Louisville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, which includes southern Indiana and western Kentucky. Branch activities include sponsoring and hosting community-development seminars, providing economic education, conducting regional economic research and gathering monetary-policy input from business leaders within the local community. [More]

Martha Perine Beard
Vice President, Memphis Branch

Martha Perine Beard is vice president and senior branch executive of the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, which includes western Tennessee, northern Mississippi and eastern Arkansas. Branch activities include sponsoring and hosting community-development seminars, providing economic education, conducting regional economic research and gathering monetary-policy input from business leaders within the local community. [More]