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Megan Cruz

Megan Cruz is a Research Officer with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and leads the Native Economic and Financial Education Empowerment (NEFEE) program. In her role she focuses on working with tribal nations and Native communities across the United States on implementing economic and personal finance education programs to support economic and financial wellbeing. NEFEE conducts research, in partnership with Native communities, to address barriers to financial capability and inclusion. She joined the Federal Reserve System with the San Francisco Reserve Bank and has assumed a variety of roles including in credit risk management, currency operations and security.

Megan began her career at Merrill Lynch in investment banking where she assisted tribal nations and their enterprises in raising more than one billion dollars in financing for their gaming and reservation infrastructure projects. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a B.S. in Economics. Megan is a member of the Osage Nation.

Selected Presentations

"Strengthening Financial Empowerment in Indian Country." Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago webinar, August 17, 2020.

Professional Memberships, Awards, Service

Native Financial Education Coalition Advisory Committee, 2020