Deborah Kilroe joins Dallas Fed as vice president of communications

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August 06, 2024

DALLAS-The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has appointed Deborah Kilroe as vice president with responsibility for communications. She will join the Bank on Sept. 1.

Kilroe will lead the Dallas Fed's integrated communications function, which encompasses media relations, employee communications, public engagement and executive communications. She will be responsible for establishing external and internal communication strategies; aligning the team's efforts to the Dallas Fed's mission, strategy and priorities; and integrating the Dallas Fed's communications on policy, research, banking and the community.

Kilroe joins the Dallas Fed from the Congressional Budget Office in Washington, D.C., where she spent 13 years as director of communications. In that position, she was chief spokesperson and top strategic communications advisor to CBO leadership. She also oversaw CBO's internal and external online presence while managing public affairs activities.

Kilroe was previously vice president, and head of media relations and public affairs at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during the global financial crisis.

She also served as a senior media relations specialist for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, where she was a lead spokesperson on financial regulation and bank supervision issues.

Before joining the Federal Reserve Board, Kilroe worked for more than a decade as a financial journalist. She started out as a regional reporter for daily newspapers in Colorado and New Jersey. She later became an economics correspondent reporting from both Washington and New York.

Kilroe holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Media contact:
James Hoard
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Phone: 214-922-5307
Email: [email protected]

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