Leadership
José R. González
Mr. González was appointed President and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York on April 2, 2014. He joined the FHLBNY on October 15, 2013, as Executive Vice President. Mr. González served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the FHLBNY from 2008 through 2013, and as an elected industry director from 2004 through 2013. Prior to joining the FHLBNY, he served as Senior Executive Vice President, Banking & Corporate Development for OFG Bancorp (formerly Oriental Financial Group, Inc.).
Mr. González has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions since July 2014 and has served as Vice Chairman since January 2022. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Banks since April 2014 and Vice Chair since May 2021. In addition, Mr. González has been a member of the Resolution Funding Corporation Directorate since September 2022.
From August 2016 to August 2020, Mr. González served as a member of the Oversight Board created by the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) of 2016. Mr. González was a member of the Board of Directors of Santander BanCorp (Santander), a bank holding company, from 2000 to 2010. From 2002 to 2008, he was Vice Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Santander. After joining Santander in 1996 as President and CEO of its securities broker dealer, Mr. González was named Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the holding company in 2001.
Mr. González began his career in banking in the early 1980s as Vice President, Investment Banking, for Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and, from 1989 through 1995, served as President and CEO of CSFB’s Puerto Rico operations. He served as President and CEO of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, a government instrumentality that acts as the Commonwealth’s fiscal agent, from 1986 to 1989. He is a past President of both the Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the Securities Industry Association of Puerto Rico. Mr. González holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and M.B.A. and Juris Doctor degrees from Harvard University.
PRESS RELEASES
José R. González Named President and Chief Executive Officer of the FHLBNY
2025 FHLBNY Board of Directors
As of January 1, 2025
Chair
Larry E. Thompson
*
Former Vice Chairman
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
New York, New York
Melba I. Acosta
*
Counsel
McConnell Valdés LLC
San Juan, Puerto Rico
José R. Fernández
Chairman, President & CEO
Oriental Bank
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Robert M. Fisher
President, CEO & Director
Tioga State Bank, N.A.
Spencer, New York
David R. Huber
*
President
Huber Advisory Services LLC
Long Branch, New Jersey
Thomas J. Kemly
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Columbia Bank
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Charles E. Kilbourne, III
* #
Managing Director
Financial Services Volunteer Corps
New York, New York
Steven M. Klein
Chairman, President & CEO
Northfield Bank
Staten Island, New York
Carolyn Bosher Maloney
* #
Former Congresswoman
United States House of Representatives
New York, New York
Christopher P. Martin
Executive Chairman
Provident Bank
Iselin, New Jersey
Vice Chair
David J. Nasca
Director, President & Chief Executive Officer
Evans Bank, N.A.
Hamburg, New York
Gerald L. Reeves
Director
Sturdy Savings Bank
Stone Harbor, New Jersey
Ghillaine A. Reid
*
Partner
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
New York, New York
Ira Robbins
CEO & Chairman
Valley National Bank
Wayne, New Jersey
Stephen S. Romaine
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Tompkins Community Bank
Ithaca, New York
Josie J. Thomas
*
Retired Executive
ViacomCBS
New York, New York
Anders M. Tomson
President and CEO
Chemung Canal Trust Company
Elmira, New York
William J. Turner, Jr.
Senior Vice President
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York, New York
Ángela Weyne
*
Former Commissioner of Insurance
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Independent Director
# Public Interest Director
2025 FHLBNY Affordable Housing Advisory Council Members
As of January 1, 2025
Chair
Bakari Lee
Member
McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC
Roseland, New Jersey
Jeffrey M. Crum
Chief Operating Officer
Ellavoz Impact Capital
Belmar, New Jersey
Shelley M. Jacobs
Program Support Officer
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Office of Economic Development
Akwesasne, New York
Deanna James
President
St. Croix Foundation for Community Development, Inc.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Retha Leno
Principal
Ladyhawk Consulting, LLC
Hogansburg, New York
Monica McCullough
Founder and President / Esquire
MM Development Advisors LLC
Rochester, New York
Vice Chair
Asish Patel
Chief Operating Officer
Monarch Housing Associates
Cranford, New Jersey
Blanca Ramirez
President and CEO
Comunilife
New York, New York
Diane Riley
Consultant, Special Projects
The Supportive Housing Assoc. of New Jersey
South Orange, New Jersey
Elizabeth Colón Rivera
Chief Executive Officer
Ponce Neighborhood Housing Services
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Amanda Silva
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
José R. González
President
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Angelo
Senior Vice President
Chief Audit Officer
Vikram Dongre
Senior Vice President
Chief Capital Markets Officer
Adam Goldstein
Senior Vice President
Chief Business Officer
Kevin Neylan
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Shatayu Pandya
Senior Vice President
Chief Risk Officer
Michael Radziemski
Senior Vice President
Chief Information Officer
Michael A. Volpe
Senior Vice President
Chief Bank Operations Officer
Jonathan West
Senior Vice President
Chief Legal Officer