Fed Vice Chair Jefferson Talks Monetary Policy at 91ÇÑ×Ó
October 10, 2024
- Author
- Mark Johnson
The Federal Reserve™s Vice Chair Philip Jefferson shared insights with students and a public audience at 91ÇÑ×Ó during a campus visit and talk.
Philip Jefferson, the No. 2 official at the Federal Reserve, returned to 91ÇÑ×Ó Monday to visit with students and economics faculty and to share thoughts on interest rates and monetary policy with an evening audience in Tyler-Tallman Hall.
Jefferson, vice chair of the Fed™s board of governors, served as 91ÇÑ×Ó™s chief academic officer, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, from 2019 to 2022. He was nominated by President Biden as a Fed governor in 2022 and confirmed by an overwhelming vote. Last year he was nominated as vice chair and confirmed by a similar margin.
Philip Jefferson, vice chair of the Federal Reserve™s Board of Governors, visits an economics class at 91ÇÑ×Ó before an evening talk. Jefferson served as VP for academic affairs and dean of faculty at the college from 2019-2022.
Students who met with him and those in the audience Monday evening saw the great care Jefferson took in his remarks, reflecting the Fed™s large influence as an independent body setting monetary policy. Even the sometimes technical remarks Jefferson made were enough to merit news coverage, including from and .
