Vic Chakrian

Vic Chakrian is the head of the Financial Market Infrastructure Function (FMIF) within the Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Co-Chairs the Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee’s (LISCC) Liquidity Program. FMIF is responsible for supervising designated financial market utilities (DFMUs) in the Second District. FMIF also coordinates, oversees and conducts supervisory work for critical market infrastructures undergoing complex, multi-year, structural transformations. The LISCC Liquidity Program assesses the effectiveness of each LISCC firm’s liquidity risk management practices and the sufficiency of its liquidity positions through horizontal and firm-specific examinations and monitoring activities.
Mr. Chakrian joined the Bank in September 2004 as a responsibility manager in Central Bank and International Account Services (CBIAS) within the Markets Group. Mr. Chakrian held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility in CBIAS including establishing a split operations site in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Chakrian transferred to the Supervision Group in October 2011 to lead tri-party repo market infrastructure reform. He has held several leadership positions within the Supervision Group since 2011. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Chakrian was a Vice President of asset liability management at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Mr. Chakrian holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master of Business Administration in Financial Services from the Peter Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University.