Jerome Powell
10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852, United States
Georgetown Preparatory School, where Jerome Powell studied.
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States
Princeton University, where Jerome Powell studied from 1972 to 1975.
600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
The Georgetown University Law Center, where Jerome Powell received a Juris Doctor degree.
2018
45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 27, 2018.
2018
33 N Dearborn St #1700, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks to guests at a luncheon, hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago, on April 6, 2018.
2018
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on October 13, 2018.
2018
Capitol Hill, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, at the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on July 17, 2018.
2018
350 5th Ave # 5010, New York, NY 10118, United States
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks at the Economic Club of New York on November 28, 2018.
2018
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, with Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on April 20, 2018.
2018
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, leaves a meeting during the G-20 finance ministers and central bankers meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 21, 2018.
2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, attends an event at the Federal Reserve headquarters on October 4, 2019.
2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, at news conference on July 31, 2019.
2019
1601 K St NW #210, Washington, DC 20006, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington on January 10, 2019.
2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, attends an event at the Federal Reserve headquarters on October 4, 2019.
2019
East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chair, Jerome Powell, speaks with Jannel Satterwhite, a community relations director for a property management company, during a visit to East Hartford, Connecticut.
2019
Denver, Colorado, United States
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, speaks during the National Association for Business Economics annual meeting on October 8, 2019.
2019
New York City, New York, United States
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, at the Council on Foreign Relations on June 25, 2019.
2019
Moran, Wyoming, United States
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, and Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, walk the grounds during the Jackson Hole economic symposium on August 23, 2019.
2019
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, and former Chairs of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke, at the American Economic Association conference on January 4, 2019.
2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, arrives to deliver the Federal Reserves Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Senate Banking Committee on February 26, 2019.
2019
450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks during the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Economic Summit at Stanford University on March 8, 2019.
2020
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 29, 2020.
2020
50 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, during a hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 12, 2020.
2012
1850 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States
United States Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell and Jeremy Stein during an open meeting of the Federal Reserve Board on June 7, 2012.
2013
1850 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States
Jerome Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, and Mark Van Der Weide, deputy director of banking supervision and regulation at the Federal Reserve, attend an open meeting of the Federal Reserve Board on October 24, 2013.
2013
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jerome Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, speaks during the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meeting on October 11, 2013.
2014
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jerome Powell, current and nominee to be a governor of the United States Federal Reserve, and Stanley Fischer, former governor of the Bank of Israel, swear in to a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing on March 13, 2014.
2016
Moran, Wyoming, United States
Jerome Powell speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on August 26, 2016.
2017
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powel shakes hands with United States President Donald Trump during a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House on November 2, 2017.
2017
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jay Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, stands for a photograph on April 13, 2017.
2017
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jerome Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, with Robin Brooks during the Institute of International Finance annual membership meeting on October 12, 2017.
2017
350 5th Ave # 5010, New York, NY 10118, United States
Jerome Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, speaks during an Economic Club of New York event on June 1, 2017.
2012
1850 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States
United States Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell and Jeremy Stein during an open meeting of the Federal Reserve Board on June 7, 2012.
2013
1850 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States
Jerome Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, and Mark Van Der Weide, deputy director of banking supervision and regulation at the Federal Reserve, attend an open meeting of the Federal Reserve Board on October 24, 2013.
2013
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jerome Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, speaks during the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meeting on October 11, 2013.
2014
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jerome Powell, current and nominee to be a governor of the United States Federal Reserve, and Stanley Fischer, former governor of the Bank of Israel, swear in to a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing on March 13, 2014.
2016
Moran, Wyoming, United States
Jerome Powell speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on August 26, 2016.
2017
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powel shakes hands with United States President Donald Trump during a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House on November 2, 2017.
2017
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jay Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, stands for a photograph on April 13, 2017.
2017
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jerome Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, with Robin Brooks during the Institute of International Finance annual membership meeting on October 12, 2017.
2017
350 5th Ave # 5010, New York, NY 10118, United States
Jerome Powell, governor of the United States Federal Reserve, speaks during an Economic Club of New York event on June 1, 2017.
2018
45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 27, 2018.
2018
33 N Dearborn St #1700, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks to guests at a luncheon, hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago, on April 6, 2018.
2018
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on October 13, 2018.
2018
Capitol Hill, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, at the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on July 17, 2018.
2018
350 5th Ave # 5010, New York, NY 10118, United States
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks at the Economic Club of New York on November 28, 2018.
2018
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, with Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on April 20, 2018.
2018
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, leaves a meeting during the G-20 finance ministers and central bankers meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 21, 2018.
2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, attends an event at the Federal Reserve headquarters on October 4, 2019.
2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, at news conference on July 31, 2019.
2019
1601 K St NW #210, Washington, DC 20006, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington on January 10, 2019.
2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, attends an event at the Federal Reserve headquarters on October 4, 2019.
2019
Wyoming, United States
Jerome Powell and Elissa Leonard, his wife, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming on August 23, 2019.
2019
East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chair, Jerome Powell, speaks with Jannel Satterwhite, a community relations director for a property management company, during a visit to East Hartford, Connecticut.
2019
Denver, Colorado, United States
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, speaks during the National Association for Business Economics annual meeting on October 8, 2019.
2019
New York City, New York, United States
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, at the Council on Foreign Relations on June 25, 2019.
2019
Moran, Wyoming, United States
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, and Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, walk the grounds during the Jackson Hole economic symposium on August 23, 2019.
2019
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, and former Chairs of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke, at the American Economic Association conference on January 4, 2019.
2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, arrives to deliver the Federal Reserves Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Senate Banking Committee on February 26, 2019.
2019
450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks during the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Economic Summit at Stanford University on March 8, 2019.
2020
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 29, 2020.
2020
50 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002, United States
Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Jerome Powell, during a hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 12, 2020.
Young Jerome Powell
10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852, United States
Georgetown Preparatory School, where Jerome Powell studied.
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States
Princeton University, where Jerome Powell studied from 1972 to 1975.
600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
The Georgetown University Law Center, where Jerome Powell received a Juris Doctor degree.
Elissa Leonard, Powell's wife
Nicholas F. Brady, Powell's colleague
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Speech by Mr. Jerome Powell, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the "CPBS 2016 Pacific Basin Research Conference."
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Jerome Powell was born on February 4, 1953 in Washington, District of Columbia, United Sates. He is a son of Patricia (Hayden) Powell and Jerome Powell. His maternal grandfather, James J. Hayden, was Dean of the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America. Powell also has one brother and four sisters.
Jerome Powell finished Georgetown Preparatory School in 1971. He studied at Princeton University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975. Later, he earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 1979.
Jerome Powell started his career as an editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Law Journal. Later, he moved to New York City and took up the post of a clerk to Judge Ellsworth Van Graafeiland of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1979. In 1981, Powell took up a position as a lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell. In 1983, he left this post and became a lawyer at Werbel & McMillen, where he worked for a year. He also worked as a lawyer at Dillon, Read & Co. from 1984 to 1990.
In 1990, Powell became an Assistant Secretary at the United States Department of the Treasury and, in 1992, he was appointed Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. In 1993, he became managing director for Bankers Trust, but he left this post in 1995. Powell was a partner at The Carlyle Group from 1997 to 2000. At the same time, he founded and led the Industrial Group within the Carlyle United States Buyout Fund.
Jerome Powell became a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on May 25, 2012 to fill an unexpired term. He was reappointed to the Board and sworn in on June 16, 2014 for a term, ending January 31, 2028. In 2017, President of the United States Donald Trump nominated Powell to serve as the Chair of the Federal Reserve. Powell took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 5, 2018 for a four-year term.
In addition to service on corporate boards, Powell served as a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Besides, Jerome Powell has served on the boards of charitable and educational institutions, including DC Prep, a public charter school, the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University and The Nature Conservancy. Also, he founded the Center City Consortium.
Jerome Powell is an American lawyer, governor and politician, known as the 16th Chair of the Federal Reserve. He is a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Also, Powell served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance under President George H. W. Bush.
According to Forbes magazine, Jerome Powell ranked eleventh among the most influential people in the world in 2018. He is also the wealthiest member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
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2016As a governor of the Federal Reserve Board, Jerome Powell worked on issues, related to the benchmark interest rate, known as LIBOR. He has called for less regulation for small and medium-sized banks and for an overhaul of government housing finance agencies.
Jerome Powell supports the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, but he believes, that this reform can be carried out more effectively. He also said, that the Volcker Rule should be re-written in order to exclude smaller banks. Powell also believes, that the government is responsible for mortgage defaults and that lending standards are too rigid. He noticed, that this problem can be solved by encouraging ample amounts of private capital to support housing finance activities.
Jerome Powell is a Republican. In 2008, he invested about $30,000 in the election campaign of John McCain, who ran for President of the United States.
Quotations:
"There is certainly a role for regulation, but regulation should always take into account the impact, that it has on markets, a balance, that must be constantly weighed."
"The success of monetary policy should be judged by the economy's performance against our statutory mandates of price stability and maximum employment."
"No single housing finance institution should be too big to fail."
"We need a national focus on increasing the sustainable growth rate of our economy."
"My baseline expectation is that the economy will continue on a path of growth of about 2%, strong job creation and tightening labour markets, and inflation moving up toward our 2% target."
Powell is an avid music listener.
Colleagues call him "Jay," short for Jerome.
Quotes from others about the person
Nellie Liang: "He's a person, who can size up a situation very quickly and be decisive."
Robert Glenn Hubbard: "Jerome Powell is a guy, who's very pragmatic and very much in the center."
Jerome Powell married Elissa Leonard in 1985. The marriage produced three children. Jerome and his wife live in Chevy Chase Village, Maryland.
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Elissa Leonard is a filmmaker and TV producer. She is also vice chair of the board of managers of Chevy Chase Village in Maryland.
James J. Hayden was Dean of the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America. He also served as a lecturer at Georgetown Law School.
Nicholas F. Brady (born April 11, 1930) is an American politician, who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He also articulated the Brady Plan in March 1989.
