Janet Yellen
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Janet Yellen is an American economist who has served as both Chair of the Federal Reserve and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, making her one of the most influential figures in global economic policy.
Aliases (2)
- Yellen ×2
- Janet Louise Yellen ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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economist → human → |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in economics
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PhD in economics → |
| almaMater |
Brown University
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Yale University → |
| appointedBy |
Barack Obama
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Joe Biden → |
| birthName |
Janet Louise Yellen
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| child |
Robert Akerlof
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1946-08-13
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| doctoralAdvisor |
James Tobin
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| employer |
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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Federal Reserve System → Harvard University → London School of Economics → United States Department of the Treasury → University of California, Berkeley → |
| familyName |
Yellen
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| fieldOfWork |
labor economics
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macroeconomics → |
| givenName |
Janet
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| memberOf |
Democratic Party (United States)
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| name |
Janet Yellen
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| notableAchievement |
first person to have led the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the Federal Reserve, and the U.S. Treasury Department
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first woman to serve as Chair of the Federal Reserve → first woman to serve as United States Secretary of the Treasury → |
| notableWork |
research on unemployment and labor markets
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| occupation |
economist
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government official → university teacher → |
| officeAssumed |
Chair of the Federal Reserve: 2014-02-03
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United States Secretary of the Treasury: 2021-01-26 → |
| officeEnded |
Chair of the Federal Reserve: 2018-02-03
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| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld |
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
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Chair of the Federal Reserve → Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System → President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco → Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley → United States Secretary of the Treasury → Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve → |
| predecessor |
Ben Bernanke
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Steven Mnuchin → |
| residence |
Washington, D.C., United States
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| spouse |
George Akerlof
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| successor |
Jerome Powell
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Referenced by (8)
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Jack Yellen
("Yellen")
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Janet Yellen ("Yellen") → |
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Janet Yellen
("Janet Louise Yellen")
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birthName |
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Brown University
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Janet
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Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women
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Janet Yellen
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name |
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Chair of the Federal Reserve
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