Janet Yellen
Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist. She wis the Chair o the Buird o Govrenors o the Federal Reserve Seestem frae 2014 tae 2018, previously servin as Vice Chair frae 2010 tae 2014. Previously, she wis Preses an Chief Executive Officer o the Federal Reserve Bank o San Francisco; Chair o the White Hoose Cooncil o Economic Advisers unner Preses Bill Clinton; an business professor at the Varsity o Californie, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
Janet Yellen | |
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| Chair of the Federal Reserve | |
| In office Februar 3, 2014 – Februar 3, 2018 | |
| Preses | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Depute | Stanley Fischer |
| Precedit bi | Ben Bernanke |
| Succeedit bi | Jerome Powell |
| Vice Chair o the Federal Reserve System | |
| In office October 4, 2010 – Februar 3, 2014 | |
| Preses | Barack Obama |
| Precedit bi | Donald Kohn |
| Succeedit bi | Stanley Fischer |
| Preses o the Federal Reserve Bank o San Francisco | |
| In office Juin 14, 2004 – October 4, 2010 | |
| Precedit bi | Robert Parry |
| Succeedit bi | John Williams |
| Chair o the Cooncil o Economic Advisers | |
| In office Februar 18, 1997 – August 3, 1999 | |
| Preses | Bill Clinton |
| Precedit bi | Joseph Stiglitz |
| Succeedit bi | Martin Baily |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet Louise Yellen 13 August 1946 New York Ceety, New York, U.S. |
| Poleetical pairty | Democratic |
| Spoose(s) | George Akerlof |
| Eddication | Brown Varsity (BA) Yale Varsity (MA, PhD) |
Yellen wis nominatit bi Preses Obama tae succeed Ben Bernanke as Chair o the Unitit States Federal Reserve.[1] On Januar 6, 2014, the U.S. Senate confirmed Yellen's nomination, makkin her the first woman in this role.[2] She wis sworn in on Februar 3, 2014, makkin her the first woman tae hauld the poseetion.[3] In 2017, Preses Donald Trump chose nae tae nominate Yellen for a seicont term, nominatin Jerome Powell instead.
References
eedit- ↑ Mui, Yian (2 Februar 2014). "New Fed Chief Janet Yellen lets a long career of breaking barriers speak for itself". Washington Post.
- ↑ Lowrey, Annie (6 Januar 2014). "Senate Confirms Yellen as Fed Chairwoman". New York Times. Retrieved 6 Januar 2014.
- ↑ Yellen Takes Over Federal Reserve As Bernanke Departs