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The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. invites you to attend an upcoming Executive Conversation featuring Tom Barkin, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond interviewed by Economic Club Chair of the Global Initiative Barbara Humpton, CEO of USA Rare Earth, Inc. The breakfast will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2026. The reception will begin at 7:15 a.m., followed by the breakfast and program at 8:00 a.m., ending promptly at 9:30 a.m. Following their conversation, participants will have the opportunity to direct questions to Tom.

Tom Barkin has served as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond since 2018. He also serves on the Fed’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee, and is also responsible for the Richmond Fed's bank supervision and the Federal Reserve’s technology organization. He is “on the ground” continually in the Fed’s Fifth District, which covers South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, D.C., West Virginia, and Maryland. 

Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Tom was a senior partner and CFO at McKinsey & Company, where he also oversaw McKinsey’s offices in the southern United States. He is a member of the Emory University Board of Trustees and the Greater Washington Partnership. Tom earned his bachelor’s, MBA and law degrees from Harvard University.