Caryn Seidman Becker, chairman and chief executive officer of CLEAR, has been elected as a Class B Director to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The announcement was made by the New York Fed on January 8, 2026.
Seidman Becker will serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2028. She was elected by member banks in Group 2, which includes banks with capital and surplus greater than $40 million and less than $2 billion. As a Class B director, she will represent the public and consider issues related to agriculture, commerce, industry, services, labor, and consumers.
CLEAR is a secure identity company based in New York. Before joining CLEAR, Seidman Becker founded and managed Arience Capital, an asset management firm.
Since 2022, Seidman Becker has served as a director at The Home Depot, Inc. She also sits on the board of trustees for the Partnership for New York City and is a board member at Robin Hood, the TEAK Fellowship, and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the University of Michigan.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 requires each Reserve Bank to have a nine-member board representing its district’s interests. These directors are divided into three classes: Class A represents member banks; Classes B and C represent public interests. The directors provide expertise that supports policy decisions and operations at each Reserve Bank.
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