Director and Advisory Board
Kaufman Center Leadership
Meet the people behind the Kaufman Center鈥攍eaders and experts dedicated to advancing research, dialogue, and education in banking and financial policy.
Faculty Director
Juli谩n P. D铆az
Email: jdiaz17@luc.edu
Juli谩n P. D铆az is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Quinlan School of Business. His research and teaching interests are in the fields of international trade, international macroeconomics, and Latin American economics. He received his BSc from Escuela Polit茅cnica del Litoral, his MSc from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and his MA and PhD in economics from the University of Minnesota.
Founding Director
Douglas Evanoff, former VP and senior financial economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, served as the Founding Director of the Kaufman Center. A聽renowned expert in the fields of financial institutions and intermediation, financial markets, and regulation, Evanoff was Professor George G. Kaufman鈥檚 long-time collaborator at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. After leading the Kaufman Center for three years, Evanoff retired in July 2025.
Kaufman Center Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board provides ongoing governance and strategic oversight, ensuring the Kaufman Center is ambitiously pursuing its mission and has the resources in place to succeed.
Senior VP and Director of Financial Policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
VP and Head of Financial Markets Group, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Tassos Malliaris
Walter F. Mullady, Sr., Professor of Economics and Department Chair of Economics, Quinlan School of Business
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Senior Economic and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Research Director, Norges Bank, Norway's Central Bank
