Brown alumna Janet Yellen first woman to serve as treasury secretary
The Class of 1967 Brown graduate and former Federal Reserve chair will advise President Joseph Biden and his cabinet on economic issues. Janet Yellen spoke at the 125 Years of Women at Brown Conference in 2017, where she was awarded the President s Medal the highest award a Brown president can give by Brown President Christina H. Paxson.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Brown University alumna Janet Yellen was sworn in Tuesday, Jan. 26, as U.S. treasury secretary, becoming the first woman in the 232-year history of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to hold the position. Yellen was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris and will serve as a direct advisor to President Joseph Biden and his cabinet on economic issues.