Brett Barkley

Brett Barkley is an advanced analytics manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, responsible for managing a team that develops data-driven solutions and conducts research to enhance the financial system's stability and fairness. With a progressive career in data science and analysis within supervision and regulation, Brett has also contributed as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, teaching economics and planning courses, and as an intern at notable organizations including the World Resources Institute and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Brett holds a professional certificate in machine learning and artificial intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and two master's degrees in applied economics and city and regional planning from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, along with a Bachelor of Science in economics from George Mason University.