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Janet Yellen

Person of interest · Politician

Janet Yellen is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Canet Yellen · Džaneta Jelena · Janet Yellen · Janet Yellenová · Τζάνετ Γιέλεν · 17 more...				[sources]
Other name	Janet L Yellen · Janet L. Yellen · Janet Louise Yellen · Йеллен Д. · Йеллен Джанет · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Yellen · Йеллен · 옐런				[sources]
Birth date	1946-08-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Brooklyn				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	Janet · Louise				[sources]
Last name	Yellen				[sources]
Website	home.treasury.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q263725				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (1997-1999) · Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014-2018) · United States Secretary of the Treasury (2021-2025) · chairperson (1997-1999) · economist (1977-1978) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Brown University · Fort Hamilton High School · Pembroke College in Brown University (1967) · Yale University (1971) · doctorate				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

78th United States Secretary of the Treasury

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-02-09

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
George Akerlof Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
US Presidential Advisor	-	-
United States Secretary of the Treasury	2021-01-26	2025-01-20

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories361,763

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,153

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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