Jon W. Faust

In their time

Meetings by Chair

Bernanke17Yellen5Powell45

Policy rate

0–0.25% → 5.25–5.5%

+525 bp · Jan 2012 – Jan 2024

Rate moves

11 hikes · 4 cuts

50 holds at their meetings

Dissents witnessed

31

at 25 of 65 meetings

Unanimous

62%

40 of 65 meetings

Recessions

1

2020

US presidents

3

Obama · Trump · Biden

In the room

• Special Advisor to the Board, Office of Board Members, Board of Governors7 meetingsJan 24–25, 2012 – Jan 29–30, 2013
• Special Adviser to the Board, Office of Board Members, Board of Governors15 meetingsSep 12–13, 2012 – Jul 29–30, 2014
• Senior Special Adviser to the Chairman, Office of Board Members, Board of Governors5 meetingsJul 31 – Aug 1, 2018 – Jan 29–30, 2019
• Senior Special Adviser to the Chair, Office of Board Members, Board of Governors13 meetingsMar 19–20, 2019 – Jun 9–10, 2020
• Senior Special Adviser to the Chair, Division of Board Members, Board of Governors8 meetings