Loretta J. Mester (born October 24, 1958) was president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

[4][5] Mester worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, where she was executive vice president, director of research and chief policy advisor.

[citation needed] Mester became the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland on June 1, 2014.

[7] Mester has published articles in various journals on the subjects of central banking, economics and finance.

Mester is a director of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, a director of the Council for Economic Education, a trustee of the Cleveland Clinic, a trustee of the Musical Arts Association (Cleveland Orchestra), a founding director of the Financial Intermediation Research Society, and a member of the advisory board of the Financial Intermediation Network of European Studies (FINEST).