She served as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2014-2018, previously serving as Vice Chairwoman from 2010 to 2014.
Born: 13 August 1946 (age 71), New York City, New York, United States
Spouse: George Akerlof (m. 1978)
Education: Yale University (1971), Brown University, Pembroke College in Brown University
Books: The Fabulous Decade: Macroeconomic Lessons from the 1990s, MORE
Children: Robert Akerlof
Awards: Wilbur Cross Medal, Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada
