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Federal Reserve Chairs (left to right): Janet Yellen, Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, and Paul Volcker.Photo taken 1 May 2014, when Yellen was Chair. As stipulated by the Banking Act of 1935, the Chairman is chosen by the president from among the sitting governors to serve four-year terms with the advice and consent of the Senate.
This category and its subcategories contain current and former presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks. Subcategories This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
The former title for the chief executive officer of the New York Fed was governor and was renamed to president due to the Banking Act of 1935. [3] Akin to all other reserve bank presidents, the president of the New York Fed is nominated by the Board of Directors of the New York Fed and is approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. [2]
The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, commonly known as the Federal Reserve Board, is the main governing body of the Federal Reserve System.It is charged with overseeing the Federal Reserve Banks and with helping implement the monetary policy of the United States.
The board of governors is one of three key pillars making up the broader Federal Reserve System, along with the 12 regional reserve bank presidents and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
Jeffrey R. Schmid (born 1958/1959) [1] is the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.He assumed office on 21 August 2023, succeeding Esther L. George. [2]He previously served as president of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University, held unspecified positions within the FDIC, [2] and served as the CEO of Mutual of Omaha Bank.
Patrick Timothy Harker (born November 19, 1958) [1] is the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Harker previously served as the President of University of Delaware. [2] He was the dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2007. He began his presidency of the University of Delaware in 2007 and ...