Peter
R. Fisher
Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
Peter R. Fisher was sworn in on August 9, 2001 as Under Secretary
of the U.S. Treasury for Domestic Finance by Treasury Secretary Paul
O'Neill. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3.
As Under Secretary, Mr. Fisher is the senior advisor to the Treasury
Secretary and the Deputy Secretary on all aspects of domestic finance.
His office is responsible for formulating policy and legislation
in the areas of financial institutions, public debt management,
capital markets, government financial management services, federal
lending, fiscal affairs, government-sponsored enterprises, and community
development. He also serves on the board of Securities Investor
Protection Corporation and chairs the Advanced Counterfeit Deterrence
Steering Committee.
Prior to joining the Treasury Department, Mr. Fisher was executive
vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and manager
of the System Open Market Account for the Federal Open Market Committee,
overseeing all domestic open market and foreign exchange operations
and the provision of account services to foreign central banks.
Mr. Fisher earned a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1985
and a B.A. degree in history from Harvard College in 1980.
