Fed’s Powell: Seeking diverse candidates will be priority for regional presidents search
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies throughout a Senate Banking, Housing and City Affairs Committee listening to on the CARES Act, on the Hart Senate Workplace Constructing in Washington, DC, U.S., September 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool through REUTERS
Sept 30 (Reuters) – Discovering candidates from various racial, ethnic and gender backgrounds will probably be a “massive focus” within the technique of looking for replacements for the 2 regional Federal Reserve financial institution presidents who just lately introduced their departures, Fed Chair Jerome Powell mentioned on Thursday.
“I can completely assure you that we’ll work onerous in each of these processes to search out and provides a good shot to various candidates for these two jobs,” Powell mentioned in response to a query from Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio throughout an look earlier than the Home Monetary Providers Committee. “It will likely be a giant focus of each of these processes.”
Reporting By Dan Burns
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