Federal Reserve Bank CEO and Leadership

Robert Steven Kaplan has served as the 13th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since September 8, 2015. He represents the Eleventh Federal Reserve District on the Federal Open Market Committee in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy and oversees the 1,200 employees of the Dallas Fed.

Kaplan was previously the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and a Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School.

He is the author of several books, including What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner; What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential; and What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential.

Prior to joining Harvard in 2006, Kaplan was vice chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. with global responsibility for the firm's Investment Banking and Investment Management Divisions. He became a partner in 1990 and served as co-chairman of the firm’s Partnership Committee. He was also a member of the Management Committee.

Following his 23-year career at Goldman Sachs, Kaplan became a senior director of the firm.

He serves as chairman of Project A.L.S. and co-chairman of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm that invests in developing non-profit enterprises dedicated to addressing social issues. He is also a board member of Harvard Medical School.

Kaplan previously served on the boards of State Street Corporation, Harvard Management Company, Bed Bath & Beyond and Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. He was also a trustee of the Ford Foundation, co-founding board chair of the TEAK Fellowship, co-founder and chairman of Indaba Capital Management, LP and chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee at Google, Inc.

Kaplan was appointed by the Governor of Kansas as a member of the Kansas Health Policy Authority Board.

Born and raised in Prairie Village, Kansas, Kaplan received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.

Meredith Black is a First VP/COO at Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She has worked as Senior VP at Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

As a senior vice president and chief of staff, Harvey Mitchell provides support and advice to the Bank’s senior management on Federal Reserve System issues, strategy development, as well as execution and collaboration across business areas of the Bank. He is assisted in this role by the staff of the Corporate Planning Department.

Since joining the Bank in 1986, Mitchell has served as secretary to both the Conference of Presidents (2009-12) and Conference of First Vice Presidents (2004-07), working with presidents and first vice presidents of all Reserve Banks on strategic issues. One of his earliest assignments was working on the Bank’s new building project from 1987-92.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in statistics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jeff Garrett’s responsibilities include the Financial Management Group, Financial Management Shared Services Center, and Facilities Management and Planning.

Garrett joined the Dallas Fed in 1999 and served in staff and management positions in human resources and information technology prior to joining the Financial Management Group. Garrett then served as vice president in the Bank’s Facilities Management and Planning Department.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Hardin-Simmons University and a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.

KaSandra Goulding is a Sr VP/CFO at Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She studied at Duke University, The University of Texas at Austin, and University of Colorado.

Michael A. 'Ike' Ikner is an Assistant Vice President and Chief of Police at Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and is based in Dallas/Fort Worth Area. He has worked as Assistant Chief of Police at Arlington Police Association, Adjunct Professor- Criminal Justice at University of Texas at Arlington, and Chief of Police at College Station Police Department. Michael studied at FBI National Academy Session #208, DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY between 1990 and 1992, and Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) Session 25.

Accomplished executive with a demonstrated record of success, as well as capacity to learn from failure and challenge, across financial services, health care, academic and government/official sectors. Strong and positive strategy, finance and operations professional who helps purpose-driven organizations and their people achieve desired outcomes and who values empathy, humility, teamwork, integrity, trust and sustainable development.

Sherry Garvin is a Sr VP/CIO at Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She studied at Arizona State University and The University of Texas at Dallas.

Tommy Alsbrooks is senior vice president and chief information officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As SVP and CIO, Alsbrooks is responsible for information technology services and the Electronic Payments Solutions Center for the Eleventh Federal Reserve District.

Alsbrooks began his career at the Dallas Fed in 2003 as an IT Program Manager in the Desktop Services Center. He held various positions of increasing responsibility at the Bank and was promoted in 2017 to senior vice president. Alsbrooks has participated on a variety of Federal Reserve System committees and work groups, including the Federal Reserve System’s Technology Services Council, a committee representing all technology solutions providers in the Federal Reserve System. He also served two years as the Associate Secretary for the Board of Directors at the Dallas Fed.

Alsbrooks holds an associates degree in computer information systems from Eastfield College and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School’s General Management Program.