Philip Jefferson

Philip Jefferson
23rd Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve
Assumed office
September 13, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byLael Brainard
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Assumed office
May 23, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byRichard Clarida
Personal details
Born
Philip Nathan Jefferson

1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Children2
EducationVassar College (BA)
University of Virginia (MA, PhD)

Philip Nathan Jefferson (born 1961/1962)[1] is an American economist who has been serving as 23rd Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve since September 2023. He has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2022. He was nominated for the position by President Joe Biden in January 2022, and was confirmed by the Senate in May 2022. Upon taking office, he became the fourth Black man to serve on the board.[2]

Prior to serving on the board, Jefferson worked at Davidson College as a vice president for academic affairs, dean of faculty, and professor of economics.[3] He was also a professor at both Columbia University and Swarthmore College, and formerly served as a research economist at the Federal Reserve.[4]

  1. ^ "Biden taps new Fed vice chair, first Hispanic member of Fed board". 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ Franck, Thomas (2022-01-14). "Biden to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at Fed; Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson as governors". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Davidson, Davidson College, The Davidson College wordmark; USA894-2000, North Carolina 28035. "College Names Philip Jefferson Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty". Davidson. Retrieved 2020-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Philip Jefferson". Swarthmore. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

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