Jerome Powell ’75 came under fire due to a criminal investigation into cost overruns on the Federal Reserve’s Washington headquarters renovation project, an investigation that was recently dropped. Princetonians reflected on Powell’s time at Princeton, his criminal investigation, and the importance of Federal Reserve independence.

Jerome Powell ’75 came under fire due to a criminal investigation into cost overruns on the Federal Reserve’s Washington headquarters renovation project, an investigation that was recently dropped. Princetonians reflected on Powell’s time at Princeton, his criminal investigation, and the importance of Federal Reserve independence.