Her first job was an assistant professor at Harvard University until 1976. In 1977, her career in government began. Janet became an economist for the Federal Reserve board of governors. Once that term was over in 1978, she was a lecturer at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 1980, she joined the faculty at the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley. While at Berkeley, Janet conducted research and taught macroeconomics. Her long list of careers continues until 2014 where she became the chair of the Federal Reserve. (Britannica)
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"She [Janet] was like, on fire...She just loved economics from the moment she started studying it. She lectured me continually about different economic topics, and you could just tell she found her passion." This is how Janet was described by a high school friend Susan Grosart right after her first taste in economics. (Businessweek) After graduating with highest distinction from Brown University in 1967 and obtaining a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1971, Janet's career began. (Britannica)
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