Roger Ferguson

Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., is the Steven A. Tananbaum distinguished fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to this, he served as president and CEO of TIAA. Before joining TIAA, Roger was head of financial services for Swiss Re and chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corporation. He is also the former vice chair of the board of governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. He began his career as an attorney at the New York City office of Davis Polk & Wardwell and was an associate and partner at McKinsey & Company. 

Roger is a member of the Smithsonian Institution’s board of regents, and he is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He serves on the boards of Alphabet, Corning, Blend, Notarize and International Flavors & Fragrances. Roger is also active as an advisor and board member with various private financial technology companies. Additionally, he serves on the boards of trustees for the Conference Board, the Institute for Advanced Study and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Roger holds a B.A., J.D. and Ph.D. in Economics, all from Harvard University.