Janet Yellen Quotes


Expanded credit access has helped households maintain living standards when suffering job loss, illness, or other unexpected contingencies.


Citations

Yellen, Janet L. "Perspectives on Inequality and Opportunity from the Survey of Consumer Finances." Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 17 Oct. 2014.

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Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen
  • Born: August 13, 1946
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Public Servant

Janet Louise Yellen is an American economist, civil servant and policymaker serving as the United States secretary of the treasury since January 26, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 15th chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. She is the first woman to hold either role. She is also a professor emerita at Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and formerly a distinguished fellow in residence at the Brookings Institution.