Sandra Pianalto

President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Sandra Pianalto is the tenth chief executive of the Fourth District Federal Reserve Bank, at Cleveland. She took office on 1 February 2003.

Starting in 2010, Sandra Pianalto serves as a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

Sandra Pianalto has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Akron and a master's degree in economics from The George Washington University. She is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and holds honorary doctor of humane letters degrees from the University of Akron, Baldwin-Wallace College, Kent State University, Ursuline College, and Notre Dame College. Ms. Pianalto also received an honorary doctor of business administration degree from Cleveland State University and an honorary doctor of laws degree from John Carroll University.