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Chair of the Federal Reserve

The Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the central banking system of the United States. The job is known as "Chair of the Fed" or "Fed Chair". The chair is in charge of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Incumbent
Jerome Powell
since February 5, 2018
AppointerPresident of the United States
FormationAugust 10, 1914 (1914-08-10) (Expression error: Unexpected < operator. years ago)
First holderCharles Sumner Hamlin
Salary$201,700[1] (2014)
WebsiteBios

The chair is chosen by the President of the United States from among members of the Board of Governors; and serves for four-year-terms after appointment. A chair may be appointed for many terms. William Martin was the longest serving chair, holding the position from 1951 to 1970.

The current chair is Jerome Powell upon taking office on February 5, 2018.

Chair Of The Federal Reserve Media

  • Federal Reserve Chairs (left to right): Janet Yellen, Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, and Paul Volcker. Photo taken 1 May 2014, when Yellen was Chair.

  • William Gibbs McAdoo (1862–1941), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Woodrow Wilson.

  • HAMLIN, CHARLES S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 1913- LCCN2016864808 (cropped).jpg

    HAMLIN, CHARLES S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 1913- LCCN2016864808 (cropped)

  • W. P. G. Harding LCCN2016858906 (retouched).jpg

    W. P. G. Harding LCCN2016858906 (retouched)

  • Daniel R. Crissinger cropped.jpg

    Daniel R. Crissinger cropped

  • Chair Roy A Young 140501.jpg

    Chairman Roy A. Young (served October 4, 1927 to August 31, 1930) Photo credit: Bachrach

  • Portrait of Eugene Meyer.jpg

    Portrait of Eugene Meyer

  • Eugene R Black 1934 (cropped).jpg

    Eugene R Black 1934 (cropped)

  • Marriner Eccles 1939 (cropped).jpg

    Marriner Eccles 1939 (cropped)

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    Chairman Thomas B. McCabe (served April 15, 1948 to March 31, 1951) Photo credit: Harris & Ewing

References

  1. ↑ "Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Makes Less Than 113 Other Staffers At The Fed". The Huffington Post. December 16, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2015.

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