André T. Anderson became first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in July 2018. He oversaw the bank's daily operations and served as vice chair of its Sixth District Executive Leadership Committee. His responsibilities also included membership on the Discount Committee, which reviewed the district's discount window lending. When needed, he backed up the bank's president in carrying out monetary policy responsibilities. He retired on July 31, 2024, after a career spanning forty years.
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Anderson earned a bachelor's degree in corporate finance at the University of Alabama. He also completed an executive development program at Cornell University. His Federal Reserve career began in 1984 at the Atlanta Fed's Birmingham Branch, where he joined the data processing department as a management intern.
In January 2002, he transferred to Atlanta and became vice president responsible for community affairs within the supervision and regulation division. He was promoted to senior vice president over corporate engagement in January 2010. His assignments also extended beyond the regional bank. In 2014, he completed an eleven-month assignment as deputy director of the Board of Governors' Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems division.
The Board of Governors approved his appointment as Atlanta's first vice president on May 10, 2018. He took up the position that July. Alongside his regional duties, he participated in the Conference of First Vice Presidents and chaired the Committee on Plan Administration.
Anderson also took part in Atlanta civic organizations. His 2024 university conference biography listed service on the boards of the Atlanta Police Foundation, Atlanta Beltline Partnership and Midtown Alliance. He was listed for a February panel about managing people at the Culverhouse African American Alumni Network conference, an event organized to connect business alumni with current University of Alabama students through discussions of career choices, management and entrepreneurship.
