She is the third woman to hold the position in the 109 years of the central bank (ANSA) The US Senate confirms Lael Brainard as vice president of the Fed. Brainard is the third woman to hold the post in 109 years of the central bank. Before being chosen by Barack Obama for the Fed in 2014, she Brainard helped the Obama administration in responding to the 2008 financial crisis. In the late 1990s, she was also an adviser to President Bill Clinton on the international economy. .
The US Senate confirms Lael Brainard as vice president of the Fed. Brainard is the third woman to hold the post in 109 years of the central bank.
Before being chosen by Barack Obama for the Fed in 2014, she Brainard helped the Obama administration in responding to the 2008 financial crisis. In the late 1990s, she was also an adviser to President Bill Clinton on the international economy. .