Roberto Coronado is a senior vice president and senior economist with 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 input the team gathers helps inform the Dallas Fed’s policy views.

In addition, he has responsibility for the community development function, which aims to address workforce and educational barriers and advance economic inclusion.

Coronado also serves as the El Paso Branch regional executive and senior economist. He monitors economic and business activity in El Paso, West Texas and southern New Mexico, and he provides regional input into the Dallas Fed’s monetary policy process.

Additionally, he leads the Dallas Fed’s work to extend its relationships with Mexico and deepen its expertise on the U.S.–Mexico economy. Coronado’s research focuses on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, U.S.–Mexico economic integration and the border, and he has written articles for various Federal Reserve publications and academic journals in both the United States and Mexico.

Coronado serves as a director for the Texas Lyceum and 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 University of Texas at El Paso.