Janet Yellen

Janet Louise Yellen (English: Janet Louise Yellen, born August 13, 1946) is an American Jewish economist who served as the 78th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and Professor at the Haas School of Business. Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Before serving as Vice Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Yellen served as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as the 18th U.S. President’s Council of Economic Advisers. On October 9, 2013, President Obama nominated Yellen to succeed Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. She took office on February 3, 2014, becoming the first female chairperson of the Federal Reserve in its 100-year history. In December 2020, President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Yellen as the new Secretary of the Treasury before taking office, and she took office on January 25, 2021. She is the first female Secretary of the Treasury in U.S. history. .