Christopher J. Waller is an American economist who has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2020. A nominee of then-President Donald Trump , he was confirmed by the Senate in December 2020, to serve through January 2030.

Christopher J. Waller took office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on December 18, 2020, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31, 2030. Prior to his appointment at the Board, Dr. Waller served as executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis since 2009.

Jan 8, 2025 · Christopher Waller, an influential member of the Fed’s board of governors, said he expects inflation will move closer to the Fed’s 2% target in the coming months. And in some of the first comments by a Fed official specifically about tariffs, he said that greater import duties likely won’t push up inflation this year.

Jan 8, 2025 · For a discussion of factors affecting productivity growth in the U.S. and whether they can contribute to sustained growth, see Christopher J. Waller (2024), "There's Still No Rush," speech delivered at the Economic Club of New York, New York, March 27.

Mar 2, 2023 · Governor Christopher J. Waller. At the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America, Los Angeles, California (via webcast) Share

Sep 21, 2024 · Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday that it was the August inflation data released during the Fed's blackout period - and not concerns over a weakening labor market - that...

Before his appointment to the Board, Waller was an executive vice president and the director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis from June 2009 through December 2020.

Speech (via webcast) by Mr Christopher J Waller, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at€the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America, Los Angeles, California, 2 March 2023.€

My speech today focuses on exactly this issue and on an aspect of the digital asset world that is now the center of domestic and international attention-central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and how they relate to the substantial international role of the U.S. dollar.1.