ECONOMY
FORMER CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Janet Yellen, is an American economist and the first female chair of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (2014 – 2018). During her tenure, under both the Obama and Trump Administrations, Dr. Yellen helped sustain a period of economic prosperity in the U.S. – the third-longest economic expansion in the country’s history. Assuming her position during the recovery of the economy from the financial crisis, she oversaw a period of strong job growth and the start of monetary policy normalization.