Denis M. Hughes
Encyclopedia
Denis M. Hughes is Chairman (formerly acting chairman and Deputy Chair) and Class C director of the New York
Federal Reserve Board, as well as President
of the 2.5 million member New York State AFL-CIO.
In 2003, Hughes was elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and currently serves as Chair of the Management and Budget Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
He joined the New York State AFL-CIO
staff in 1985 as a political director, and in February 1990, was appointed to the position of executive assistant to the president. In this capacity, Mr. Hughes acted as a union lobbyist within the federation. Mr. Hughes was elected president of the New York State AFL-CIO 1999.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is located at 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY. It is responsible for the Second District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses New York state, the 12 northern counties of New Jersey,...
Federal Reserve Board, as well as President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the 2.5 million member New York State AFL-CIO.
In 2003, Hughes was elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and currently serves as Chair of the Management and Budget Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
He joined the New York State AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL–CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers...
staff in 1985 as a political director, and in February 1990, was appointed to the position of executive assistant to the president. In this capacity, Mr. Hughes acted as a union lobbyist within the federation. Mr. Hughes was elected president of the New York State AFL-CIO 1999.