Kevin Warsh

Kevin Warsh is a United States central-banking official who became chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in May 2026. He previously served on the Federal Reserve Board from 2006 to 2011 and has held economic-policy, financial-sector, and academic positions.

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About Kevin Warsh

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Central-banking official, Lecturer, Economics fellow · 8 affiliations

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Also known as: Kevin M. Warsh
Known for: Central banking; Monetary policy; United States economic policy

Central-banking official
Lecturer
Economics fellow

At a glance

Warsh took office as chairman and a member of the Federal Reserve Board on May 22, 2026, and was selected as chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee.
He previously served as a Federal Reserve governor from 2006 to 2011.
From 2002 to 2006, he was special assistant to the president for economic policy and executive secretary of the National Economic Council.
His career also includes work at Morgan Stanley and roles at the Hoover Institution and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Federal Reserve leadership

President Donald J. Trump nominated Warsh in March 2026 to serve as both a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. The Senate confirmed him as a Board member on May 12 and as chairman on May 13. He took the oath of office on May 22, when the Federal Open Market Committee also unanimously selected him as its chairman.

Earlier public service

Warsh first joined the Federal Reserve Board on February 24, 2006, and served until his resignation became effective on or around March 31, 2011. Before that appointment, he served from 2002 to 2006 as special assistant to the president for economic policy and executive secretary of the National Economic Council.

Finance and academic work

From 1995 to 2002, Warsh worked at Morgan Stanley as a vice president and executive director. After leaving the Federal Reserve in 2011, he served through 2026 as the Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and as a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Education and public-policy relevance

Warsh received an AB from Stanford University in 1992 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1995. His work across the Federal Reserve, the National Economic Council, finance, and academia has centered on central banking, monetary policy, and United States economic policy.

Affiliations

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Chairman and member of the Board of Governors 2026-05-22–present
Federal Open Market Committee Chairman 2026-05-22–present
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Member of the Board of Governors 2006-02-24–2011-03-31
National Economic Council Executive Secretary; Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy 2002–2006
Morgan Stanley Vice President and Executive Director 1995–2002
Hoover Institution Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics 2011–2026
Stanford Graduate School of Business Lecturer 2011–2026
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 2026-05-22–present

Timeline

1992 Received an AB from Stanford University.
1995 Received a JD from Harvard Law School.
2006-02-24 Began his first period of service as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
2011-03-31 His resignation from his first period of Board of Governors service became effective on or around this date.
2026-03-04 President Donald J. Trump nominated Warsh to be both chairman and a member of the Board of Governors.
2026-05-12 The Senate confirmed Warsh as a member of the Board of Governors by a 51-45 vote.
2026-05-13 The Senate confirmed Warsh as chairman of the Board of Governors by a 54-45 vote.
2026-05-22 Took the oath of office as chairman and a Board member; the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selected him as its chairman.

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Current context

Kevin Warsh is chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee.
Warsh is a member of the Board of Governors with a term scheduled to end January 31, 2040.
Warsh's four-year term as chairman is scheduled to end May 21, 2030.

Biographical facts

Warsh was born in April 1970 in Albany, New York.
Warsh received an AB from Stanford University in 1992 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1995.
From 2002 to 2006, Warsh served as special assistant to the president for economic policy and executive secretary of the National Economic Council.
From 1995 to 2002, Warsh worked at Morgan Stanley as a vice president and executive director.
Warsh previously served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2006 to 2011.
After leaving the Federal Reserve in 2011 and until 2026, Warsh served as the Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and as a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.