Janet Yellen
a.k.a. Yellen
Economist who chaired the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018 and served as US Treasury Secretary from 2021…
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Economist who chaired the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018 and served as US Treasury Secretary from 2021 to 2025.
Janet Yellen was the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve. Under her, the Fed began raising rates from near zero in 2015 after the long post-crisis period.
She later became the first woman to serve as US Treasury Secretary, overseeing government borrowing during a period of heavy issuance and a debt ceiling standoff.
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