Senate Confirms Yellen as Chairwoman of Fed

Fed = Federal Reserve System = (Swedish) USAs Centralbank

   Janet Yellen Janet Yellen, currently the Fed’s vice chairwoman, will be the first woman to lead the country’s central bank in its 100-year history. She will also be the first Democratic nominee to run the Fed since President Jimmy Carter named Paul Volcker as chairman in 1979. /N Y Times Quick Facts NAME:Janet Yellen OCCUPATION: Economist, Government Official BIRTH DATE:1946 EDUCATION:Brown University, Yale University, Fort Hamilton High School PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York AKA: Janet Yellen AKA: Janet L. Yellen Full Name: Janet Louise Yellen