Philadelphia Fed Announces New Board Members, Chair and Deputy Chair

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Philadelphia Fed Announces New Members, Chair, and Deputy Chair of Its Board of Directors

09 Jan ’26

Peter Ruggiero was appointed as a Class B director, and Michael DiPiano was appointed as a Class C director. William Lo was appointed chair, and Kisha Hortman Hawthorne was appointed deputy chair.

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Contact: Sarah Katz, Media Relations

Philadelphia – The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia announces the appointment of new members as well as a new chair and deputy chair of its board of directors.

Peter Ruggiero, president and CEO of Crayola, has been appointed a Class B director. Michael DiPiano, managing general partner and chairman of NewSpring Capital, was appointed a Class C director.

William Lo, CEO of Crystal Steel Fabricators, has been named chair. Kisha Hortman Hawthorne, senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Care Network and Behavioral Health and Crisis Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was appointed deputy chair.

All terms began January 1, 2026.

About the Board of Directors

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s nine-member board of directors oversees Bank operations, offers observations on economic conditions, establishes the Bank’s discount rate, and is a link between the Federal Reserve and the communities in the Third District, which includes eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. In keeping with the Federal Reserve Act, District member banks elect three Class A directors to represent banking and three Class B directors to represent the public, while the Board of Governors appoints three Class C directors, including the chair and deputy chair of the board, to represent the public. Neither Class B nor Class C directors may be directors or officers of a bank or bank holding company, and Class C directors may not have any financial interests in such organizations.

About the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia helps formulate and implement monetary policy; supervises state member banks, bank holding companies, and savings and loan holding companies; and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government. It is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.