<p>As Treasury Secretary, former Federal Reserve Chairwoman and Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Janet Yellen is one the most powerful woman in American economic history. Award-winning economics writer and author Jon Hilsenrath joins with insights about her life and work from his book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yellen-Trailblazing-Economist-Navigated-Upheaval/dp/0063162466" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Yellen: </strong>The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval.</a> He shares how she navigated the sexism in her industry and in politics, her<strong> </strong>unconventional partnership in marriage and work with Nobel Laureate George Akerlof and why she didn't always "lean in."</p><br><p>More about Jon Hilsenrath: He is a senior writer for the&nbsp;<em>Wall Street Journal</em>, where he has been since 1997, reporting from Hong Kong, New York, and Washington, DC. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2014 for his coverage of the Federal Reserve; part of a team of 2009 Pulitzer finalists for coverage of the global financial crisis; and contributed on-the-scene reporting from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, which helped the&nbsp;<em>WSJ</em>&nbsp;win a Pulitzer in 2002.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>