Jerome Powell

**Jerome Hayden Powell** (born February 4, 1953) is an American lawyer. He is the 16th and current Chair of the Federal Reserve since February 2018 and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and has served since 2012 upon being nominated by President Barack Obama.

On November 2, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Powell to serve as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 2018 and took office on February 5, 2018.

## Early life

Powell was born in Washington, D.C.. He studied at Princeton University and at Georgetown University. In 1975-1976, he spent a year as a legislative assistant to Senator Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania.

## Early career

From 1984 to 1990, Powell worked at Dillon, Read & Co.. Between 1990 and 1993, Powell worked in the United States Department of the Treasury, at which time Nicholas F. Brady, the former chairman of Dillon, Read & Co., was the United States Secretary of the Treasury. In 1992, Powell became the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance after being nominated by George H. W. Bush.

In 1993, Powell began working as a managing director for Bankers Trust, but he quit in 1995. Powell founded Severn Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on specialty finance and opportunistic investments in the industrial sector.

## Federal Reserve Board of Governors

In December 2011, Powell was nominated to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors by President Barack Obama. He took office on May 25, 2012. In January 2014, he was nominated for another term, and, in June 2014, he was confirmed by the United States Senate in a 67-24 vote for a 14-year term ending January 31, 2028. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 2018 by a 85-12 vote.

## Chair of the Federal Reserve

On November 2, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Powell to serve as the Chair of the Federal Reserve. On January 31, 2018, Powell was confirmed by the United States Senate.

With his term as chair expiring in February 2022, many Democrats began wanting President Joe Biden to pick a replacement. Powell was renominated for a second term by President Joe Biden on November 22, 2021. His nomination for another term as chair was confirmed by the full U.S. Senate on May 12, 2022 in an 80-19 vote.

## Personal life

In 1985, Powell married Ellissa Leonard. They have three children.

Powell's net worth is estimated to be in a range between $4.7 million and $55 million.

## Other websites

- Statements and Speeches of Jerome H. Powell

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Jerome Powell
- **image**: President Donald Trump speaks to Fed Chair Jerome Powell during a tour of the Federal Reserve (54678888844)(cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Powell in 2025
- **office**: 16th Chair of the Federal Reserve
- **president**: Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
- **deputy**: Richard Clarida
Lael Brainard
Philip Jefferson
- **term start**: February 5, 2018
- **term end**: January 20, 2025
- **predecessor**: Janet Yellen
- **office1**: Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- **nominator1**: Barack Obama
- **term start1**: May 25, 2012
- **predecessor1**: Frederic Mishkin
- **office2**: Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance
- **president2**: George H. W. Bush
- **term start2**: April 7, 1992
- **term end2**: January 20, 1993
- **predecessor2**: Robert R. Glauber
- **successor2**: Frank N. Newman
- **office3**: Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions
- **president3**: George H. W. Bush
- **term start3**: 1990
- **term end3**: April 7, 1992
- **predecessor3**: David W. Mullins Jr.
- **successor3**: John Cunningham Dugan
- **birth name**: Jerome Hayden Powell
- **birth place**: Washington, D.C., U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **children**: 3
- **education**: Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, JD)
- **signature**: Jerome Powell signature.svg
- **signature alt**: Signature of Jerome Powell