She is a veteran public servant.
One of the interesting facts about Janet Yellen is that she is a veteran civil servant. Yellen's career took a new turn in 1994 when she accepted former President Bill Clinton's invitation to join the Federal Reserve after spending several years in academia. A pivotal moment in Yellen's career occurred with her appointment to the Fed's board of governors. After only three years at the Fed, Yellen was named the White House's senior economist.
Since 1997, Janet Yellen has been a pillar of public service, which she demonstrated once more in 2004 when she became the first woman to serve as CEO and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2004 to 2010. She told Time, "I have felt the same sense of astonishment, honor, and responsibility every day since President Bill Clinton initially nominated me in 1994," underscoring the confidence the Fed has in Yellen.
Her accomplishments include managing the Economic Policy Committee of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation and serving as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Bill Clinton. After five successful decades in both the public and commercial sectors, including teaching posts at Harvard and Yale and a number of significant positions at the central bank, she ascended to the throne.
