Research Interests
macroeconomics, economic measurement, forecasting, banking“Commercial Real Estate in Focus”
On the Economy, May 30, 2024
Kathleen Navin is a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in the Research division. Kathleen’s responsibilities pertain to analyzing and presenting on economic and financial conditions in the United States and Eighth District.
Prior to joining the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Kathleen held the position of Economics Executive Director in U.S. Economics at S&P Global Market Intelligence, joining the firm through the acquisition of Macroeconomic Advisers. In this role, she produced analysis on economic data and forecasts related to the U.S. economic outlook and developed alternative macroeconomic scenarios for use in bank stress testing. She was previously a research associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in the division of Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy. Kathleen graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics in 2007 from the University of Missouri, where she went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in economics in 2008.
Kathleen is an active member of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), serving on the Board of Directors from 2022–2025. She became a member of NABE’s inaugural class of Certified Business Economists in 2015.