Boston Regional Event featuring Cathy Minehan, MBA ’77

Alumni Affairs and the NYU Stern Alumni in Boston Regional Group have partnered to host a unique event on September 13, featuring Stern alumna, Cathy Minehan, MBA ’77. Ms. Minehan is the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., form the Federal Reserve System.

“We are excited to partner with Cathy Minehan and the Boston Regional Group to organize this event,” remarked Jeanne Marano, Executive Director. “This reception offers a unique opportunity for alumni to learn firsthand from one of Stern’s leaders in business, as well as to reconnect with fellow alumni and former classmates in their local area.”

About the Event
A Conversation with Cathy Minehan, MBA ’77
September 13, 2005
6:30 p.m. – Talk
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. - Reception
Harborview Dining Room, 31st Floor, North Tower, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Your RSVP is requested by September 20, 2005.
For more information and to register, please contact Sarah Marchitto at (212) 998-0672 or smarchit@stern.nyu.edu.

About the Speaker
Cathy E. Minehan is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. As one of the nation's central bankers, she contributes to policy decisions that promote the safety and soundness of the U.S. financial system and the health of the nation's economy. She currently chairs the Conference of Presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks. She is also an expert in payment systems, and serves on the Payment System Policy Advisory Committee, which considers issues related to systemic risk in national and international payment systems.

Ms. Minehan also focuses her energies on areas of structural economic development within New England, including community development, public education, and training. She chairs the Board of Directors of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, and is Vice-Chair of the Boston Private Industry Council, which has responsibility for school-to-career, welfare-to-work, and career center programs and policy input. Ms. Minehan serves on the boards of many civic, professional, and educational organizations, including Massachusetts General Hospital, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Jobs for Massachusetts, The New England Council, the Boston Public Library Foundation, the Boston Economic Club, the University of Rochester and the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Ms. Minehan began her career with the Federal Reserve in New York following her graduation from the University of Rochester, and holds an MBA from New York University. Named New Englander of the Year in 2002 by the New England Council, she is the recipient of numerous leadership awards and honorary degrees.

Get Involved
David Gesmondi, MBA ’98, is the Regional Leader for the NYU Stern Alumni in Boston Regional Group. For more information about this group please contact David at DGesmondi.MBA98@alumni.stern.nyu.edu.

If you cannot attend this reception, we invite you to get connected to the NYU Stern Boston Regional Group. Having complete and accurate contact information will be critical to this effort, as it enables us to reach this group of professionals for events and activities, as well as communications distribution and quality networking opportunities. Please take a few moments to sign on to the Stern Worldwide Alumni Platform (SWAP) – the password protected, online directory of Stern alumni – to make sure that your contact information is current. SWAP may be accessed through the Alumni Affairs homepage at www.stern.nyu.edu/Alumni. To request your username and password, please e-mail swap@stern.nyu.edu or call (212) 998-0669.