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About the Omaha Branch

The Omaha Branch is one of three branches of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Our team focuses on economic research, public outreach, community development, bank supervision, information technology, and payments and financial services.

Omaha Branch

Nebraska

We support the Federal Reserve's roles in:

Monetary policy, including reporting on local and state-wide economic conditions
Bank supervision and regulation of Nebraska financial institutions
Financial services including work for the U.S. Treasury

We work to understand the region's economy and serve as a resource to Nebraska businesses and communities. Omaha staff:

Share timely insights and analysis on Nebraska's economy.
Connect with Nebraskans through outreach, speeches, and events, such as Economic Forums, to help keep them informed about the regional and national economy.
Meet with businesses and communities statewide to hear perspectives and gather real-time insights on economic conditions.
Offer clear and relevant analysis of the agricultural economy as part of the Kansas City Fed's Center for Agriculture and the Economy.
Collaborate with Nebraska schools and partner organizations to help support greater understanding of economic, financial, and career topics.

Support community economic development through research, resources and relationships with with organizations working to support lower income communities.
Help maintain a safe, stable, and competitive banking system by supervising financial institutions and providing proactive outreach to state member banks and bank holding companies.

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Omaha Branch Board of Directors

Each Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has its own seven-member Board of Directors. The Kansas City Board of Directors appoints four Branch directors, and three are appointed by the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. Omaha Branch provide Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman with insight on regional economic conditions. Directors serve three-year terms.

Current Omaha Branch Board of Directors

Joanne Li, Chair of the Branch Board
Chancellor, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

Kyle Arganbright
President and Co-Founder, Sandhills State Bank, Valentine, Nebraska

DJ Eihusen
President, CEO and Chair, Chief Industries, Inc., Grand Island, Nebraska

Clark Lauritzen
Chairman and President, First National Bank of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

Diane Stinton
Chief Executive Officer, TMCO, Lincoln, Nebraska

David Roth
Chief Executive Officer, Omaha Airport Authority, Omaha, Nebraska

Susan K. Wilkinson
President and Chief Operating Officer, Ameritas Mutual Holding Company, Lincoln, Nebraska

Omaha Branch Contacts

Omaha Branch Executive
Nate Kauffman, Senior Vice President and Economist

Public Affairs, Government and Media Relations, Speech Requests
Erin Redemske, Director of Public Affairs
Vicki Fischer, Public Affairs Specialist
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Community Development
Rachael Surmick, Community Development Advisor

The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City or the Federal Reserve System.

Nebraska Outreach and Engagement

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Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman spoke with students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney about the Federal Reserve, monetary policy and the economy in November, 2023.
(Photo: UNK, photo credit Jody Herchenbach)

During a visit to Valentine, Nebraska, last October, Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman met with business and community leaders to hear firsthand about local economic conditions and concerns.

Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman toured the University of Nebraska Medical Center last October. He had the opportunity to experience the advanced learning technology offered by the iEXCEL program at the Davis Global Center on UNMC’s campus, including the holographic theater and Laser CAVE 5 immersive environment.

The Nebraska Economics and Business Association hosted the Great Plains Economics and Business Conference at the Omaha Branch last October. Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman welcomed the group and shared an update on the regional and national economy.

The Omaha Branch welcomed emerging leaders and young professionals from a range of businesses and nonprofits across the Omaha metro area for a roundtable discussion last November. This was an opportunity to hear their perspectives on conditions impacting the community and the economy.

In August, Senior Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman met with several Omaha area healthcare leaders for a roundtable discussion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center to learn more about economic conditions in the healthcare field.

At the Nebraska Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s July networking breakfast, Nate Kauffman shared an overview of the Federal Reserve and described the role of the Omaha Branch as a local connection to the nation’s central bank.

During a tour of the Waterford Building in west Omaha last July, the Omaha Branch Board of Directors gained insights on recent trends in commercial real estate.

Last June, Senior Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive spoke at the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Ag Forum in Hastings, Nebraska.

As the Kansas City Fed’s principal expert on the agricultural economy, Nate Kauffman provided an update on financial conditions in the ag sector with members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation last summer at a panel discussion on the state of the farm economy hosted at Farm Credit Services of America.

Media Gallery Table
Media Type	Media Title	Media Caption	Media Transcript
Image		Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman spoke with students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney about the Federal Reserve, monetary policy and the economy in November, 2023. (Photo: UNK, photo credit Jody Herchenbach)
Image		During a visit to Valentine, Nebraska, last October, Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman met with business and community leaders to hear firsthand about local economic conditions and concerns.
Image		Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman toured the University of Nebraska Medical Center last October. He had the opportunity to experience the advanced learning technology offered by the iEXCEL program at the Davis Global Center on UNMC’s campus, including the holographic theater and Laser CAVE 5 immersive environment.
Image		The Nebraska Economics and Business Association hosted the Great Plains Economics and Business Conference at the Omaha Branch last October. Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman welcomed the group and shared an update on the regional and national economy.
Image		The Omaha Branch welcomed emerging leaders and young professionals from a range of businesses and nonprofits across the Omaha metro area for a roundtable discussion last November. This was an opportunity to hear their perspectives on conditions impacting the community and the economy.
Image		In August, Senior Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman met with several Omaha area healthcare leaders for a roundtable discussion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center to learn more about economic conditions in the healthcare field.
Image		At the Nebraska Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s July networking breakfast, Nate Kauffman shared an overview of the Federal Reserve and described the role of the Omaha Branch as a local connection to the nation’s central bank.
Image		During a tour of the Waterford Building in west Omaha last July, the Omaha Branch Board of Directors gained insights on recent trends in commercial real estate.
Image		Last June, Senior Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive spoke at the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Ag Forum in Hastings, Nebraska.
Image		As the Kansas City Fed’s principal expert on the agricultural economy, Nate Kauffman provided an update on financial conditions in the ag sector with members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation last summer at a panel discussion on the state of the farm economy hosted at Farm Credit Services of America.

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