On January 26, 2021, Janet Yellen was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. An economist by training, she took office after almost fifty years in academia and public service.

On January 26, 2021, Janet Yellen was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. An economist by training, she took office after almost fifty years in academia and public service.

Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist who served as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury from 2021 to 2025. She also served as chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018.

Jan 17, 2025 · In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen says her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, on January 21, in a …

Jan 26, 2021 · Secretary Yellen is the first woman to lead the U.S. Department of the Treasury in its 231-year history, and the first person to have served as Treasury Secretary, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Chair of the Federal Reserve.

Jan 21, 2025 · Janet Yellen is an American economist, the first woman chair (2014–18) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the United States, and the first woman Treasury secretary (2021–25).

Dec 17, 2024 · U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has not resigned from her position in the government, as suggested in social media posts following an announcement by President-elect Donald Trump...

2 days ago · Janet Louise Yellen is a distinguished American economist who made history as the 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury, a position she held between January 26, 2021, and January 2025.

Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist and professor. She was the 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2021 to 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. Yellen was the 15th Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018.

Jan 26, 2021 · WASHINGTON – Secretary Janet Yellen was confirmed in a historic vote by the United States Senate as Secretary of the Treasury Department, gaining broad bi-partisan support. The Senate confirmation came days after Secretary Yellen won unanimous backing from both Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee.