Neel Kashkari, Speech: Q&A with United Natural Foods Inc

“Chairman Powell, J. Powell has continued that practice and we all really appreciate it, because it’s great to be able to speak with him one on one, hear from him directly, what are what’s he focused on, what is most important to him, offer my same thoughts. I usually learn in those conversations and that just makes me even better prepared when I go to the meeting. I’ll say one more thing. Politics never enters the deliberation and there’s a transcript that’s released five years later, so you can see that for yourself, but it truly is 17 or 18 people who are very, very well prepared, looking at the data and trying to make the best recommendation they can based on what is inevitably some mixed signals that we’re seeing under the economy and so I think if most people could get a look into the room, they would be very proud that we have this body that is very genuinely trying to do the best they can for the people that we are charged to serve.”