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MAY 14, 2026

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PROGRAM WELCOME Kyle South

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I N V O C AT I O N SPEAKER INTRODUCTION Bobby Bragg

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SPEAKER

Anoop Mishra

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Birmingham Branch

CLOSING Kyle South

ABOUT MISHRA

SPEAKER

Anoop Mishra

Anoop Mishra is the Regional Executive for the Birmingham Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He leads the Atlanta Fed’s monetary policy work in the state of Alabama, including collecting and synthesizing economic intel from business and community leaders. Anoop oversees the Birmingham Branch’s board of directors, the District’s Agriculture Advisory Council, and leads the Atlanta Fed’s outreach efforts in Alabama.

Before joining the Bank in 2018, Anoop owned a business consulting firm and was previously the chief executive officer of WorkforceQA, a national employment screening and compliance provider. He served as the chief operating officer for EDPM for 12 years prior to its acquisition

by WorkforceQA. While there, he served on the Atlanta Fed’s Human Capital Advisory Council. Anoop also worked for Accenture in Atlanta in its Strategy / Financial Services practice.

Anoop received a BA in political science from Birmingham-Southern College and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

He is active in the Birmingham community, serving on the boards of the United Way of Central Alabama, Prosper Birmingham, and the Downtown Kiwanis Club. He is board president for the Alabama Economics Club. He is an alumnus of Leadership Birmingham and Leadership Alabama. Anoop and his wife, Manisha, live in Homewood and have two grown kids.

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