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Lisa Cook becomes first African-American woman to be appointed to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

On Tuesday, the Senate approved economist Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, making her the first Black woman to do so in the 108-year history of the…

Sarah Bloom Raskin will be nominated by Biden to be the Fed’s vice chair for supervision, while Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson will be governors

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

According to persons familiar with the matter, President Joe Biden will name Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the Federal Reserve’s next vice chair for supervision, probably the nation’s most influential…