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Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She was also a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee in 2009. Dr. Yellen is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeleys Haas School of Business, where she was the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business and Professor of Economics and has been a faculty member since 1980.
Date of birth: 1946-08-13
Birth Location: Brooklyn, New York
Spouse: George Akerlof
Alma Mater: Yale University (Ph.D.),Pembroke College (Pembroke College (Brown University)) (A.B.)
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
In office: June 14, 2004
Predceded by: Robert T. Parry
18th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors (Council of Economic Advisors)
In office: 1997-1999
Predceded by: Joseph Stiglitz
Succeeded by: Martin N. Baily (Martin Neil Baily)
President: Bill Clinton