Jill Nishi, chief of staff at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Tawanna Black, chief executive officer at The Center for Economic Inclusion, speak on a panel exploring barriers to economic mobility at a forum for inclusive economic development sponsored by the Boston Fed and the Living Cities philanthropic collaborative.

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren walks through the Acre neighborhood in Lowell, Mass. with city leaders and Working Cities Challenge Lowell partners. The Working Cities Challenge is a community development initiative underway in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island that serves to help people in struggling, post-industrial communities address chronic problems by building leadership and collaboration across sectors on shared goals.

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren delivers remarks in Dalton, Mass. before members of 1Berkshire. In more than 15 public talks, Rosengren offered his insight on the national and global economy, the ethics and economics of lessening the severity of economic downturns, and perspectives on revitalizing New England’s post-industrial cities, among other topics.

Boston Fed staff participate in a 2018 "diversity dialogue" sponsored by the Bank's Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the Diversity and Inclusion Work Group. Nearly 40 percent of employees contribute to employee resource groups, which are designed to celebrate the Bank's diverse workforce and community partnerships.