Charting Their Course in 2026: Research Associates Begin Next Steps for New Paths and Opportunities

After two years of working with economists and others in the SF Fed Economic Research Department, a cohort of research associates are preparing to take their next steps, pursuing new paths and opportunities. Read the blog.

Featured photo of research associates (clockwise from left to right, front row, then back) Naomi Halbersleben, Rami Najjar, Rohit Garimella, Aayush Singh, Greeshma Avaradi, Sabrina Considine, Shane Boyle, Addie New-Schmidt, and Gracie Ellsworth who are heading out for new paths and opportunities after two years working with the SF Fed Economic Research Department.

Photo by Sean Qiu.

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (SF Fed) works to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. As part of the U.S. central bank, the SF Fed serves the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, which covers the nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawai’i, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. By pursuing our two key goals of maximum employment and price stability—known as the Fed’s dual mandate—we work toward supporting an economy that works for everyone.