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Obama appointed Yellen to be the Federal Reserve chair in 2014. Trump replaced her with Jerome Powell in 2018. Biden appointed her to her current position as S
by jefftk 4y ago
Obama appointed Yellen to be the Federal Reserve chair in 2014. Trump replaced her with Jerome Powell in 2018. Biden appointed her to her current position as Secretary of the Treasury in 2021. This article is from then, about speaking fees in 2019 and 2020 when she was not working in government.
It's reasonable to be concerned about how payments from industry before or after holding office might affect decisions while in office, though.