Leadership
José R. González
Mr. González was appointed President and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York on April 2, 2014. He joined the FHLBNY on October 15, 2013, as Executive Vice President. Mr. González served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY from 2008 through 2013, and as an elected industry director from 2004 through 2013. Prior to joining the FHLBNY, he served as Senior Executive Vice President, Banking & Corporate Development for OFG Bancorp (formerly Oriental Financial Group, Inc.).
Mr. González has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions since July 2014 and has served as Vice Chairman since January 2022. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Banks since April 2014 and Vice Chair since May 2021. In addition, Mr. González has been a member of the Resolution Funding Corporation Directorate since September 2022.
From August 2016 to August 2020, Mr. González served as a member of the Oversight Board created by the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) of 2016. Mr. González was a member of the Board of Directors of Santander BanCorp (Santander), a bank holding company, from 2000 to 2010. From 2002 to 2008, he was Vice Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Santander. After joining Santander in 1996 as President and CEO of its securities broker dealer, Mr. González was named Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the holding company in 2001.
Mr. González began his career in banking in the early 1980s as Vice President, Investment Banking, for Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and, from 1989 through 1995, served as President and CEO of CSFB’s Puerto Rico operations. He served as President and CEO of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, a government instrumentality that acts as the Commonwealth’s fiscal agent, from 1986 to 1989. He is a past President of both the Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the Securities Industry Association of Puerto Rico. Mr. González holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and M.B.A. and Juris Doctor degrees from Harvard University.
PRESS RELEASES
José R. González Named President and Chief Executive Officer of the FHLBNY
2024 FHLBNY Board of Directors
As of March 15, 2024
Chair Larry E. Thompson* Former Vice Chairman The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation New York, New York |
Vice Chair David J. Nasca Director, President & Chief Executive Officer Evans Bank, N.A. Hamburg, New York |
Melba I. Acosta* Counsel McConnell Valdés LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Christopher P. Martin Executive Chairman Provident Bank Iselin, New Jersey |
Danelle M. Barrett* Retired Rear Admiral United States Navy Buffalo, New York |
Gerald L. Reeves Director Sturdy Savings Bank Stone Harbor, New Jersey |
Ms. Carolyn Bosher Maloney*# Former Congresswoman United States House of Representatives New York, New York |
Ira Robbins CEO & Chairman Valley National Bank Wayne, New Jersey |
Robert M. Fisher President, CEO & Director Tioga State Bank, N.A. Spencer, New York |
Stephen S. Romaine Chief Executive Officer & Director Tompkins Community Bank Ithaca, New York |
David R. Huber* President Huber Advisory Services LLC Long Branch, New Jersey |
Josie J. Thomas* Retired Executive ViacomCBS New York, New York |
Thomas J. Kemly President, Chief Executive Officer & Director Columbia Bank North Fair Lawn, New Jersey |
Anders M. Tomson President and CEO Chemung Canal Trust Company Elmira, New York |
Charles E. Kilbourne, III*# Managing Director Financial Services Volunteer Corps New York, New York |
Carlos J. Vázquez Senior Executive Vice President Banco Popular de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico |
* Independent Director # Public Interest Director |
Ángela Weyne* Former Commissioner of Insurance Commonwealth of Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2024 FHLBNY Affordable Housing Advisory Council Members
Chair
Gwen O’Shea
President & CEO
Community Development Corp. of Long Island
Melville, New York
Staci A. Berger
President and CEO
The Housing and Community Development
Network of New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Jeffrey M. Crum
Chief Operating Officer
Community Investment Strategies
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Robert Graham
Executive Director
Virgin Islands Housing Authority
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Shelley M. Jacobs
Program Support Officer
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Office of Economic Development
Akwesasne, New York
Jacqueline S. Jones
Executive Director
Vineland Housing Authority
Vineland, New Jersey
Lisa Kaseman
Senior Vice President, Development Operations
Conifer LLC
Rochester, New York
Vice Chair
Bakari Lee
Member
McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC
Roseland, New Jersey
Retha Leno
Principal
Ladyhawk Consulting, LLC
Hogansburg, New York
Monica McCullough
Founder and President / Esquire
MM Development Advisors LLC
Rochester, New York
Wayne T. Meyer
President
Ellavoz Impact Capital
Belmar, New Jersey
Asish Patel
Chief Operating Officer
Monarch Housing Associates
Cranford, New Jersey
Diane Riley
Executive Director
The Supportive Housing Assoc. of New Jersey
South Orange, New Jersey
David A. Rowe
Chief Administrative Officer
CAMBA,Inc./ CAMBA Housing Ventures
Brooklyn, New York
Amanda Silva
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
José R. González
President
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Angelo
Senior Vice President
Chief Audit Officer
Edwin Artuz
Senior Vice President
Chief Administrative Officer
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Vikram Dongre
Senior Vice President
Chief Capital Markets Officer
Adam Goldstein
Senior Vice President
Chief Business Officer
Kevin Neylan
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Shatayu Pandya
Acting Chief Risk Officer
Michael Radziemski
Senior Vice President
Chief Information Officer
Michael A. Volpe
Senior Vice President
Chief Bank Operations Officer
Jonathan West
Senior Vice President
Chief Legal Officer