banks. he's been the san francisco fed president since 2011 he is the xwektive vp and research before that a quarter century at the federal reserve system pafd in economics. he has argued that the neutral interest rate is low and should remain low, but calling for three r or four hikes this year. big issue was about the effort to find a diverse candidate. they decided on somebody who has implemented a lot of diversity in his bank. criticized by senate warren among others for the wells fargo supervision, which is supervised by the fed >> gives you an indication on how people think of the san francisco fed. considering janet yellen came from there to be fed chair. john williams coming from there. >> i was offered cleveland and richmond i'm holding out for the san francisco fed appointment because that's clearly the root. >> excellent point >> no disrespect to atlanta or these other countries, but clearly, that post and that perch, if you will, carries some heft >> it's the, sure, it's by far the largest geographic region. it's a real weird quirk of how when it was created in 1913. there was really nothing happening out west, so the