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June 4, 2025
8:30–10:00 a.m. (ET)
The Atlanta Fed will host a listening session to explore how monetary policy and macroeconomic conditions affect individuals and businesses. This Fed Listens event, part of a series of discussions held nationwide, will contribute to the Atlanta Fed's ongoing conversation with stakeholders throughout the diverse region we serve. As the Federal Reserve strives to support an economy that works for everyone, understanding the perspectives of a broad range of community members is critical.
Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic and Federal Reserve governor Lisa D. Cook will moderate a roundtable conversation with leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Hear a range of perspectives from stakeholders about the job market, inflation, and the transmission of monetary policy to the broader economy.
Participants include:
- Raphael Bostic, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Lisa D. Cook, Governor, Federal Reserve Board of Governors [Welcoming remarks
] - Caroline Angelo, Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Atlanta Technical College
- Kimberly Charles, Deputy Director, Atlanta Legal Aid
- Tripp Cofield, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Bankers Association
- Tariq Collins Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Eagle Financial Group
- Martina Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc.
- JD Espana Jr., President, Piedmont Residential
- Lily Henson, Chief Executive Officer, Piedmont Augusta
- Amelia Nickerson, Chief Executive Officer, First Step Staffing
- Blythe K. Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Centers
- Philip Tague, President, AMLI Residential
- Kyle Waide, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlanta Community Food Bank