On Thursday, Nov. 2, President Donald Trump named Jerome Powell '75 as his pick to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. If confirmed, Powell will begin his term in early 2018, succeeding Janet Yellen, who was herself nominated in October 2013 to replace former University economics professor Ben Bernanke.
The Federal Reserve is the central bank for the United States, and Powell is currently one of four serving governors of the Federal Reserve system. He presently sits on the Federal Open Market Committee, the body of the Federal Reserve that most directly controls U.S. monetary policy by setting the federal funds rate through open market operations, such as by buying and selling U.S. Treasury bonds, used to calculate borrowing and interest rates nationwide.
Powell graduated from the Department of Politics, and is a former member of the advisory council for the University's Bendheim Center for Finance. He earned a J.D. from Georgetown University prior to working as a lawyer, investment banker, and Treasury undersecretary, before being nominated in 2011 to the Fed by then-President Barack Obama. In 2014, he was reconfirmed to his role as a Governor.
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By the Numbers: Record-breaking wins and Ivy League honors for Tigers
Harrison BlankIn a successful week for Princeton Athletics, women’s volleyball ended nearly a three-year streak, rowers broke records at Lake Carnegie while Tigers earned Ivy League honors.
In a successful week for Princeton Athletics, women’s volleyball ended nearly a three-year streak, rowers broke records at Lake Carnegie while Tigers earned Ivy League honors.
Preview and Staff Picks: Women’s soccer Ivy League Tournament
Hayk Yengibaryan, Joseph Uglialoro, and Lily PampolinaWith the top seed and home-field advantage, Princeton women’s soccer looks to follow up their Ivy regular season championship with an Ivy tournament championship. The Tigers will face the Crimson in the semifinal while the other semifinal will feature Columbia and Brown.
With the top seed and home-field advantage, Princeton women’s soccer looks to follow up their Ivy regular season championship with an Ivy tournament championship. The Tigers will face the Crimson in the semifinal while the other semifinal will feature Columbia and Brown.
Pennsylvania Senate seat called for David McCormick GS ’94 ’96, riding red wave
Sena Chang and Vitus LarrieuRepublican David McCormick GS ’94 ’96 defeated three-term incumbent Democrat Bob Casey on Nov. 7 according to an AP election call, bolstering the Republican majority in the Senate with a flipped seat in Pennsylvania. McCormick led the race by only 0.5 percent, or 30,000 votes, as of Thursday night.
Republican David McCormick GS ’94 ’96 defeated three-term incumbent Democrat Bob Casey on Nov. 7 according to an AP election call, bolstering the Republican majority in the Senate with a flipped seat in Pennsylvania. McCormick led the race by only 0.5 percent, or 30,000 votes, as of Thursday night.
