Julapa Jagtiani
Julapa Jagtiani is a senior special advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. She joined
the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia as a Special Advisor in the Supervision, Regulation,
and Credit Department in 2008. In this role, she has conducted research and participated in
several supervisory policy and implementation projects. Previously, Jagtiani was a senior
economist at the Chicago Fed and Kansas City Fed. Before joining the Federal Reserve System,
she was an associate professor in the Finance Department at Baruch College, the City University
of New York, and an assistant professor at Syracuse University. She has published articles in top
finance journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics; the Journal of Money, Credit, and
Banking; and the Journal of Banking and Finance. Julapa has recently written research articles
related the various Fintech issues, organized Fintech conferences, and served as a Fintech
subject-matter expert at the Philadelphia Fed. Outside the Federal Reserve System, Jagtiani is
on the board of the American Red Cross. She was a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship
recipient. Julapa has a PhD in Finance and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. She is
also a fellow member of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Financial Institutions Center.
the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia as a Special Advisor in the Supervision, Regulation,
and Credit Department in 2008. In this role, she has conducted research and participated in
several supervisory policy and implementation projects. Previously, Jagtiani was a senior
economist at the Chicago Fed and Kansas City Fed. Before joining the Federal Reserve System,
she was an associate professor in the Finance Department at Baruch College, the City University
of New York, and an assistant professor at Syracuse University. She has published articles in top
finance journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics; the Journal of Money, Credit, and
Banking; and the Journal of Banking and Finance. Julapa has recently written research articles
related the various Fintech issues, organized Fintech conferences, and served as a Fintech
subject-matter expert at the Philadelphia Fed. Outside the Federal Reserve System, Jagtiani is
on the board of the American Red Cross. She was a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship
recipient. Julapa has a PhD in Finance and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. She is
also a fellow member of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Financial Institutions Center.
