Alum Nathan Kauffman ('12 PhD econ) has been promoted to vice president of the Kansas City Fed.
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and Chief Executive Officer Esther George recently announced the promotion of Omaha Branch Executive Nathan Kauffman to vice president. In this role, he supports the Kansas City Fed’s leadership in agricultural economics and provides strategic direction and management oversight for the Omaha Branch, regional research, and economic outreach in Nebraska.
Since joining the Bank in 2012, Kauffman has fostered collaboration across the Kansas City Fed to enhance resources on rural and agricultural economic and banking conditions and elevated the profile of the Bank’s Agricultural Symposium. He has been a leading voice on issues in the agricultural economy in the Tenth District and Federal Reserve System, including providing testimonies at both U.S. Senate and U.S. House Agricultural Committee hearings.
Kauffman also serves as the Kansas City Fed’s lead officer and economist in the state of Nebraska. As part of this responsibility, he builds relationships with business and community leaders across the state to gain an understanding of regional economic conditions and provide a local connection to the Federal Reserve. Kauffman holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Iowa State University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Malone University in Canton, Ohio.
As the regional headquarters of the nation’s central bank, the Kansas City Fed and its branch offices in Denver, Oklahoma City and Omaha serve the seven states of the Tenth District: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, northern New Mexico and western Missouri.