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Richard Roberts, MBA, B.S.

  • Specialist Professor

Department: Economics, Finance, and Real Estate

Office: Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall 235

Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday: 2–4 p.m.

Phone: 732-263-5488

Email: rroberts@monmouth.edu


Richard Roberts is a Specialist Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate at Monmouth University, teaching courses in variety of areas, importantly macroeconomics and money and banking.

Rick is a former 20+ year executive of the Federal Reserve System. Across his tenure, he headed the New York Central Bank’s Credit Risk Management during the 2008 financial crisis, led the Payment Systems Risk area, chaired key System committees on counterparty risk identification and mitigation, and oversaw the preparation of FOMC monetary policy briefing materials for the President of the Kansas City Reserve Bank. Moreover, he took a brief break from the Fed in the early 2000s to start and run a boutique subprime-mortgage hedge fund.

Rick has published a variety of articles on topics including Monetary Policy, Money and Banking, and the US economic outlook. His 2016 book “Firewood Held” was a top 20 business book in China.

He holds an MBA with honors from Columbia University and an Economics degree with high honors from Pennsylvania State University. 

Education

MBA, Columbia University

B.S., Pennsylvania State University

Popular Articles

The Hill: The Powell paradox: How the Fed chair’s words keep interest rates higher for longer

Courses

Recently Taught Classes

2024 Fall

  • Business Statistics – BE 251
  • Money, Credit, and Financial Institutions – BE 304, BF 304

2024 Summer E

2024 Summer B

2024 Spring

2023 Fall

  • Money, Credit, and Financial Institutions – BE 304, BF 304

2023 Summer E

2023 Summer B

  • Money, Credit, and Financial Institutions – BE 304, BF 304

2023 Spring

2022 Fall

2022 Summer B

2022 Spring

  • Intermediate Macroeconomics – BE 305
  • Macroeconomics – BE 202
  • Money, Credit, and Financial Institutions – BE 304, BF 304

2021 Summer C

  • Business Practice and Experience – BU 588

2021 Summer B

  • Money, Credit, and Financial Institutions – BE 304, BF 304

2021 Spring

  • Money, Credit, and Financial Institutions – BE 304, BF 304

Frequently Taught Classes