LaVaughn M. Henry |
Vice President and Senior Regional Officer
LaVaughn Henry is vice president and senior regional officer of the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Dr. Henry is responsible for building and maintaining a strong presence and reputation for the Reserve Bank throughout central and southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky. He also has responsibility for working with key stakeholders, including the board of directors of the Cincinnati Branch, business advisory councils, depository institutions, business and civic leaders, and the public.
Prior to joining the Bank in 2009, Dr. Henry served as senior director of market economics and risk analysis at PMI Group, one of the nation’s largest mortgage insurers. He previously held positions as director of regional communications at Fannie Mae and assistant regional manager for government affairs at Ford Motor Company.
Additionally, Dr. Henry has held senior economic positions with the Budget Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (formerly the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight), the FDIC’s Resolution Trust Corporation, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he led consulting engagements with the Federal Housing Administration.
Dr. Henry holds doctoral and master’s degrees in economics from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a member of the National Association for Business Economics, the American Economic Association, the International Association of Business Communicators, the Harvard Club of Cincinnati, and 100 Black Men of America.