Samuel Schulhofer-Wohl

In their time

Meetings by Chair

Bernanke5Yellen13Powell19

Policy rate

0–0.25% → 3.5–3.75%

+350 bp · Dec 2011 – Apr 2026

Rate moves

7 hikes · 2 cuts

27 holds at their meetings

Dissents witnessed

19

at 12 of 36 meetings

Unanimous

67%

24 of 36 meetings

Recessions

1

2020

US presidents

3

Obama · Trump · Biden

In the room

• Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis3 meetingsDec 13, 2011 – Jul 30–31, 2013
• Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis8 meetingsDec 17–18, 2013 – Apr 26–27, 2016
• Associate Economist7 meetingsJan 28–29, 2014 – Dec 16–17, 2014
• Senior Economist and Research Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago4 meetingsNov 7–8, 2018 – Mar 19–20, 2019
• Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago5 meetingsApr 30 – May 1, 2019 – Apr 27–28, 2021