Thomas Moses Montgomery, Economist

About

Seasoned applied economist with over 5 years in empirical modelling and analysis, specializing in SVAR & DSGE models. Skilled in model evaluation, version control, and literature review. Proven ability to author and maintain WSPs, model liquidity-augmented risk scenarios, and collaborate with peer & senior stakeholders in cross functional teams. Effective communicator, adept at handling multiple projects with minimal supervision

Roles

May 2022–Jul 2024

Former role

Senior Research Assistant

Federal Reserve System, Division of Monetary Affairs

(appointed)District of Columbia

Economist

While in the Monetary Policy Operations & Analysis section of the Division of Monetary Affairs, lead of a team of 2-3 Research Assistants (RAs), working in a section of 15 Economists, Financial Analysts, and Data Engineers. Triaged and managed workload distribution among RA team of incoming short notice and long-term analysis requests. Responsible for high-frequency data requests on balance sheet, lending operations, asset & liability management for over 4400 banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and Repo operations for the >20 Primary Dealers and >40 non-PD Counterparties. Represented RA input/contributions at standup meetings in Agile development process. Responsible for daily publishing output and maintaining compliance.