William F. Bassett

William F. Bassett is a deputy associate director in the Office of Financial Stability with oversight responsibilities for the Financial Stability Assessment section at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. His research focuses on the interaction of financial intermediation and the real economy, with an emphasis on bank capital regulation. He has been at the Board since 1999, also serving in the Division of Monetary Affairs and the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation. He has a master’s degree and a doctorate in economics from Brown University and received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.