Treasury Secretary, Forward-Looking and Meticulous Woman Who Has Broken Barriers, Faces the Threat of Non-Payment of Government Obligations. Janet Yellen unveiled a dollar bill for history in late 2022: the first signed by two women.

Yellen was the first woman to head the White House economic team, with Bill Clinton. She is also the first women to chair the Federal Reserve, nominated by Barack Obama, and the first person, male or female, to hold all three positions.