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Alfred Broaddus
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
In office
January 1, 1993 – July 31, 2004
Preceded byRobert P. Black
Succeeded byJeffrey M. Lacker
Personal details
Born (1939-07-08) July 8, 1939 (age 85)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
EducationWashington and Lee University (BA)
University of Strasbourg (DEA)
Indiana University, Bloomington (MA, PhD)
Former FRB Richmond Presidents (Left to Right: J. Alfred Broaddus Jr.; Robert P. Black; Jeffrey M. Lacker)

John Alfred Broaddus Jr. (born July 8, 1939 in Richmond, Virginia)[1] was the sixth president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, headquarters of the Fifth District of the Federal Reserve System serving the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia with the exception of the Northern Panhandle.

Broaddus succeeded Robert P. Black and served as the Richmond Fed's president from January 1, 1993 until his retirement on July 31, 2004. He was succeeded as president by Jeffrey M. Lacker.[2][3]

Education

Broaddus attended Thomas Jefferson High School (Richmond, Virginia), and in 2012 he was honored by Richmond Public Schools as an outstanding alumnus of the city's school system.[4] Broaddus received a bachelor's degree in political science from Washington and Lee University in 1961.[5] At W & L he was elected to Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa. He studied abroad in France with a Fulbright Fellowship and received a graduate degree from the Center for Advanced European Studies at the University of Strasbourg before earning a master's degree and doctorate in economics from Indiana University Bloomington. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Washington and Lee in 1993 and a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Indiana University in 1996.

Bibliography

In 2000, he spoke about the European Monetary Union (EMU) at Davidson College, and his speech was reprinted for the University of Richmond's Journal of Law and Business.[6] He co-authored "Sustaining Price Stability" with Marvin Goodfriend in 2004.[7] Also in 2004 for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Economic Quarterly, he wrote "Macroeconomic Principles and Monetary Policy".[8] Other FRB Richmond publications include in 2003 "Monetary Policy in a Low Inflation Environment"[9] and in 2001 "Transparency in the Practice of Monetary Policy." Many of his speeches and articles may be read and downloaded from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond website.[10]

Civic service and corporate boards

He was the 2004 commencement speaker at Hampden-Sydney College.[11] He served as a trustee for Virginia Commonwealth University and was a member of the advisory board for VCU Massey Cancer Center at VCU Medical Center. He is a board member for Albemarle Corp., Faison Enterprises, Inc., Markel Corporation, Owens & Minor and T. Rowe Price. He is a member of the Economic Advisory Panel for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

He held civic leadership posts for the Richmond Renaissance executive committee and the Virginia Historical Society’s board of directors. He was formerly chairman of United Way in Richmond and a member of the World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond, the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar, the Virginia Council on Economic Education, and Venture Richmond. He was a founding board member of Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (RMHF).[12][13] He has served on the board of St. Christopher's School and currently serves on the board of the Tredegar National Civil War Center Foundation and the boards of associates of Gallaudet University and the University of Richmond.[14]

Biography

Broaddus is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1964. He was a US Official Researcher at the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1964 to 1966. He returned to Richmond to join the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Research Department as a staff economist in 1970.[15] He became assistant vice president from 1972 to 1975 and vice president between 1975 and 1985.[16] He was promoted to research director and senior vice president in 1985. During his tenure at the Richmond Fed he participated in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. He was known to be a "hawk on inflation."[17] On March 10, 1993 he spoke before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at the United States Senate.[18]

Both during his presidency and after, Broaddus was interviewed about the economy and the role of the Fed on Bloomberg Television[19] and Bloomberg Radio.[20] He has spoken at groups including the American Furniture Manufacturers Association[21] and Levy Economic Institute of Bard College.[22]

He and his wife, Margaret Lemley Broaddus have two sons and live in Richmond.[citation needed] He also serves on the board of the Richmond SPCA[23]

References

  1. ^ "J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. - Biography of a person who figures prominently in the Federal Reserve's history". www.federalreservehistory.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Jeffrey M. Lacker, J. Alfred Broaddus Jr. and Robert P. Black". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ^ Campbell, Julie. "Al Broaddus '61 Honored by Richmond Public Schools :: News :: Washington and Lee University". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ^ Campbell, Julie. "Al Broaddus '61 Honored by Richmond Public Schools :: News :: Washington and Lee University". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. ^ Broaddus, J. Alfred. "EMU and the Role of the National Central Banks in the Eurosystem". scholarship.richmond.edu. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. ^ Broaddus, J. Alfred; Goodfriend, Marvin (1 January 2004). "Sustaining Price Stability". SSRN 2184980.
  8. ^ Broaddus, Jr., J. Alfred. "Macroeconomic Principles and Monetary Policy". Economic Quarterly - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Winter 2004. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Monetary Policy in a Low Inflation Environment - Economic Quarterly, Spring 2003 - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond". www.richmondfed.org. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond". www.richmondfed.org. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Hampden-Sydney College Commencement - Speech, J. Alfred Broaddus, May 9, 2004 - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond". www.richmondfed.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Founding Members". rmhfoundation.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  13. ^ "J. Alfred Broaddus (1993-2004) - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond". www.richmondfed.org. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  14. ^ "J. Alfred Broaddus (1993-2004) - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond". www.richmondfed.org. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  15. ^ Steelman, Aaron. "Fed in Print". fedinprint.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Full Interview, Al Broaddus and Tom Humphrey, Region Focus, Fall 2004 - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond". www.richmondfed.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Broaddus bids adieu; hopes public now gives Fed credit due - Aug. 8, 2004". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Statement by J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr., President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, March 10, 1993. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Broaddus: We May See Low Fed Rates for Some Time to Come". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Broaddus, Siegel See Fed Signaling Rate Hikes in Advance: Video". YouTube. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  21. ^ ""Richmond Fed President Foresees Sustainable Growth" by Adam Levy Bloomberg Business News - THE JOURNAL RECORD, December 12, 1996". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  22. ^ "Remarks at the 13th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference on the State of the U.S. and World Economies - Speech, J. Alfred Broaddus, April 15, 2003 - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond". www.richmondfed.org. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  23. ^ "Richmond SPCA". Richmond SPCA. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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