Jon Colvin is a senior vice president and the general auditor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Jon joined the Bank in 1998 in the internal Audit department, after previously working in public accounting for KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. He became the Bank’s accounting officer in 2005, and prior to becoming general auditor in 2015, he served as the chief financial officer for the Bank for over eight years. As general auditor, Jon reports to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and leads the function that provides independent, objective internal audit services designed to add value and improve the Bank’s risk management, control and governance processes.

Jon is a Certified Public Accountant, and he holds a B.S. in accounting from Boston College and an MBA from Babson College. He has also participated in a number of Bank and Federal Reserve System leadership development programs, including the Bank’s first Key Talent Program in 2002 and the System Leadership Conference Program in 2009. Jon has led a number of System-wide initiatives in financial management, talent management and audit over the course of his career, and he regularly speaks at conferences and programs sponsored by the System Center for Auditor Development. Jon serves on the Bank’s Executive Committee, the System’s Advisory Group on Financial Management, and the System’s Conference of General Auditors.