Analyse
Janet Yellen served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (1997‑1999) and later as a member and Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board starting in 2010, after the recession had ended. She was not in an elected or appointed government role during the 2007‑2009 period, although she was an academic economist and public commentator at that time. Therefore, her claim of serving in government during the Great Recession is inaccurate and misleading.
Achtergrond
The Great Recession is commonly dated from December 2007 to June 2009. Yellen joined the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2010 and became Vice Chair in 2010, later serving as Chair from 2014‑2018. Prior to that, her most recent government role was as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the late 1990s. She was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley during the recession years.
Samenvatting verdict
Yellen did not hold a government position during the Great Recession (2007‑2009).