> I don't think she's the same case as, e.g., someone who was employed by an investment bank for a long time, takes a federal position for a year or two, then g

> I don't think she's the same case as, e.g., someone who was employed by an investment bank for a long time, takes a federal position for a year or two, then goes back to working in banking. True. Yellen clearly prefers public sector work. However, I think there's a false dichotomy being presented. There's no inherent conflict between working in the public sector and being corrupt. The list of corrupt politicians is endless. Why not do what you love and cash in? Best of both worlds, from the corrupt politician's perspective.