Kathleen O’Neill Paese

Interim President & CEO, First VP & COO at Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Kathy O’Neill is interim president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Ms. O’Neill has more than 35 years of experience with the Federal Reserve System, most at the St. Louis Fed. Ms. O’Neill also currently serves as first vice president (FVP), chief operating officer and Federal Reserve System Treasury product director. In her role, Ms. O’Neill is responsible for managing the Reserve Bank’s operations throughout the entire seven-state region of the Eighth Federal Reserve District. In addition, she chairs the St. Louis Fed’s Management Committee and is a member of the Discount Window Lending Committee.