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Janet Yellen to head Federal Reserve

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Janet Yellen to head Federal Reserve

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The Department welcomes the nomination of Dr. Janet Yellen as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Janet will be the first woman to hold this prestigious position. Janet’s son, Dr. Robert Akerlof, has been a member of the economics faculty at Warwick since 2011.