NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced that Anna Nordstrom has been named Head of the Markets Group. In this role, which she will take on effective immediately, she is also a member of the New York Fed’s Executive Committee. Nordstrom has served as interim Head of the Markets Group since December 2024.
“Anna is a dedicated public servant who applies her keen understanding of financial markets and operations, and her decades of engagement with central banks and market participants around the world to help drive our success,” said John C. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Fed. “As a mission-driven leader, Anna brings deep and broad expertise and experience, humility, and empathetic leadership to her work. I look forward to her continued service to the Bank and working with her in this new capacity.”
“I have enormous respect for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve System, its mission, and the people who serve it, and I am humbled and honored to take on this role,” said Nordstrom. “I am grateful to be able to serve alongside my New York Fed colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for our public mission while empowering and cultivating our future leaders.”
Since 2023, Nordstrom has been Head of the Domestic and International Markets Function. In that role, she has been responsible for the implementation of domestic monetary policy operations as directed by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the execution of foreign exchange operations on behalf of the FOMC and the U.S. Treasury, and the execution of the Federal Reserve’s central bank liquidity swap lines. She has also overseen the production of reference rates for U.S. money markets and analysis related to domestic and international policy developments.
Nordstrom joined the New York Fed in 2008 and led the International Markets Function for 15 years. Prior to her extensive experience at the New York Fed, she held positions at the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Central Bank of Sweden (Sveriges Riksbank).
