Kevin Warsh spent most of his first week as Federal Reserve chairman in internal staff meetings, according to the central bank’s May calendar.
Warsh took the oath of office on May 22 after receiving Senate confirmation earlier that month. The Federal Open Market Committee also unanimously selected him as its chairman.
Following the Memorial Day holiday, Warsh’s calendar was dominated by meetings with Fed staff. His main external engagement was a May 28 breakfast with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Warsh also met with Stephen Miran on May 29, followed later that day by a meeting with Nellie Liang, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. The rest of the published schedule consisted largely of staff meetings and a virtual discussion with a Fed governor and a regional Fed president.
The schedule contrasted with Jerome Powell’s final weeks as chairman, when his calendar included several meetings with finance executives and international central bankers.
