board of the fed. that s the experience of the three guys who have done this before. now, here is the person who president obama has just nominated to do it next. and she s not a guy. janet yellin, who would be the first woman to chair the federal reserve ever. on paper at least, she is more qualified for the job than anyone in modern history. volcker ran the new york fed for four years. she ran for six years. yeah, she did that, too. for two years. also, she did three years on the fed board of governors and she s vice chair there now as well and she also worked as an economist. the day before janet yellin was announced as president obama s nominee, the washington post s economic policy blog told her perhaps the most qualified fed chair in history. yeah, she predicted the financial crisis when other