Jerome Powell
From Federal Reserve:
Jerome H. Powell took office on May 25, 2012, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31, 2014.
Prior to his appointment to the Board, Mr. Powell was a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., where he focused on federal and state fiscal issues. From 1997 through 2005, Mr. Powell was a partner at The Carlyle Group.
Mr. Powell served as an Assistant Secretary and as Undersecretary of the Treasury under President George H.W. Bush, with responsibility for policy on financial institutions, the Treasury debt market, and related areas. Prior to joining the Administration, he worked as a lawyer and investment banker in New York City.
In addition to service on corporate boards, Mr. Powell has served on the boards of charitable and educational institutions, including the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University and The Nature Conservancy of Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
Mr. Powell was born in February 1953 in Washington, D.C. He received an A.B. in politics from Princeton University in 1975 and earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 1979. While at Georgetown, he was editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Law Journal.
Mr. Powell is married with three children.
Jerome H. Powell took office on May 25, 2012, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31, 2014.
Prior to his appointment to the Board, Mr. Powell was a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., where he focused on federal and state fiscal issues. From 1997 through 2005, Mr. Powell was a partner at The Carlyle Group.
Mr. Powell served as an Assistant Secretary and as Undersecretary of the Treasury under President George H.W. Bush, with responsibility for policy on financial institutions, the Treasury debt market, and related areas. Prior to joining the Administration, he worked as a lawyer and investment banker in New York City.
In addition to service on corporate boards, Mr. Powell has served on the boards of charitable and educational institutions, including the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University and The Nature Conservancy of Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
Mr. Powell was born in February 1953 in Washington, D.C. He received an A.B. in politics from Princeton University in 1975 and earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 1979. While at Georgetown, he was editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Law Journal.
Mr. Powell is married with three children.
View Older Stories View More Recent Stories
-
Trading Day: Fed cuts, markets not sure where to look
-
Fed's Powell said central bank is cutting 10% of its staff
-
No big push for a larger rate cut, Fed's Powell says
-
Instant View: Fed lowers rates by a quarter of a point; Powell says was a risk management cut
-
US rate futures lift chances of further easing in October after Fed cuts rates
-
Gold falls after scaling record peak as markets digest Fed Chair Powell's comments
-
Trump attacks on Fed threaten US stability and prosperity, Bundesbank warns
-
Fed's Standing Repo Facility on track for big test at end of September
-
Deutsche Bank lifts 2026 gold price forecast to $4,000/oz
-
Here's what to watch out for in Wednesday's much-anticipated Fed decision
-
US 30-year mortgage rate drops, refinances jump, MBA data shows
-
London stocks close higher ahead of Fed's interest rate decision
-
Analysis-Fed rate cuts could set stage for broader US stock gains
-
Fed lowers interest rates, signals more cuts ahead; Miran dissents
-
Fed's new projections to account for turbulent period as Miran joins debate
-
US sectors to watch as Fed lines up first rate cut of 2025
-
Wall Street ends mixed, trade choppy after Fed's rate cut, outlook
-
European shares close flat ahead of Fed decision, Puma jumps
-
Morning Bid: Finally, the Fed
-
Bull run in stocks continues; US dollar rises after US jobless claims data
-
Dollar whipsawed as Fed delivers normal-sized rate cut
-
Trading Day: Fed clock tick-tock
-
Trump pressure on Fed may steepen US yield curve, fund managers say
-
US Treasury Secretary Bessent praises Bullard in search for Fed chief
-
Morning Bid: Dollar takes Fed heat
-
Fed for now avoids shock to independence after Cook ruling; Miran sworn in as governor
-
Gold uptrend intact, but due for correction before topping $4,000 in 2026
-
Gold uptrend intact, but due for correction before topping $4,000 in 2026
-
Gold uptrend intact, but due for correction before topping $4,000 in 2026
-
Dollar falls to four-year low vs euro with Fed rate decision on tap
-
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to oust Fed's Lisa Cook
-
Exclusive-Former Fed Bullard, after meeting Treasury chief, flags conditions to be Fed chair
-
Trump's push to overhaul Fed casts long shadow over policy meeting
-
Trump calls for 'bigger' interest rate cut ahead of Fed meeting
-
Morning Bid: Fed week begins
-
Dollar slips as traders await Fed interest rate decision
-
Stocks hit fresh record highs, dollar falls ahead of Fed move
-
Bessent met with BlackRock's Rieder as search for next Fed chair continues, source says
-
Bessent met with Blackrock's Rieder in search for next Fed chair - Reuters
-
Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank expect three US interest rate cuts this year
-
Investors seek Fed's view of shaky labor market as rate cut looms
-
Fed's fear meter may be pointing to stagnation, rather than stagflation
-
Take Five: Regular, or super-sized?
-
Morning Bid: Markets to Fed: We'll take five to go, please
-
Global stocks edge up with dollar, bond yields as Fed rate cuts loomÂ
-
Fed nominee Miran's Senate confirmation vote set for Monday
-
Trump administration moves to lift ruling that blocked removal of Fed Governor Cook
-
U.S. consumer prices rise by 2.9% year-on-year in August
-
September Fed rate cut a done deal, at least one more to follow by year-end: Reuters poll
-
Redfin Reports Lower Mortgage Rates Trim Hundreds off Monthly Payments, yet Homebuyers Are Still Cautious

