ForbesWomen - As the first female chair of the U

As the first female chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, Janet Yellen was second on the Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2014. This year, as Secretary of the Treasury — she’s shattered that glass ceiling as well — Yellen takes the No. 33 spot. The 76-year-old Brooklyn native is helming the Treasury at an inflection point. U.S. debt is piling up, inflation is unrelenting and economic sanctions against Russia have called into question the safe-haven status of U.S. Treasury bills. Add it all up, and Yellen’s tenure is showing that there’s more to the job of Treasury Secretary than being a technocrat. Read more at the link in the bio. #ForbesWomen
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