Roberto Coronado

SVP and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Roberto Coronado is a senior vice president and senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He is responsible for the bank’s community engagement and development function.

Coronado leads the team that builds deep, strategic partnerships with community and business leaders to help shape the Dallas Fed’s understanding of the economy in Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Louisiana. The team’s conversations with people in the region inform the Dallas Fed’s policy views. The Dallas Fed also relies on these relationships to support community development initiatives focused on breaking down barriers to education and employment, particularly in low- and moderate-income communities.

As an economist, Coronado focuses his research on the Mexican economy, U.S.–Mexico economic integration, and the border economy, and he has written articles for Federal Reserve publications and academic journals in both the U.S. and Mexico. With this expertise, Coronado is a key adviser on regional economic conditions and a liaison between the Bank and stakeholders in Texas and Mexico.

Coronado serves as a board member for the National Association for Business Economics, Texas 2036 and the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence.

He earned his doctorate in economics from the University of Houston, and he holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Texas at El Paso.