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12:02, 30-May-2018
What do former Federal Reserve chairs do after leaving office?
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The most recent news about the Obamas landing a Netflix film deal may make one wonder what have other senior officials done after their term in office, say, the former Fed chairs, arguably the most powerful jobs in the US government after the President.
What do they do after the Fed? The preceding records pointed to a couple of options: go back to academia, become an adviser, go into the private sector, remain in the public sector, or write a book.
Currently there are five living Federal Reserve chairs, including the current Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and former chairs Janet Yellen, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan and Paul Volcker.
As for the four former Fed chairs, the following list provides a clear picture of what they have achieved in office and their lives after the Fed.
Read More: Highlights of Janet Yellen’s achievements at the helm of the Fed