Janet Yellen
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Janet Yellen is an American economist who has served as both Chair of the Federal Reserve and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, making her one of the most influential figures in global economic policy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Janet Yellen canonical | 8 |
| Janet L. Yellen | 2 |
| Yellen | 2 |
| Janet Louise Yellen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T633901 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Janet Yellen Context triple: [Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, hasNotableListMember, Janet Yellen]
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A.
Jerome H. Powell
Jerome H. Powell is an American lawyer and economist who serves as the Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, overseeing the nation’s central banking system and monetary policy.
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B.
Janice Volcker
Janice Volcker is a member of the Volcker family, known primarily as the daughter of influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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C.
James Volcker
James Volcker is the son of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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D.
Paul A. Volcker
Paul A. Volcker was an influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman renowned for combating high inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Stanley Fischer
Stanley Fischer is an influential Israeli-American economist and policymaker known for his work in macroeconomics and New Keynesian theory, as well as for serving in top roles at the IMF, World Bank, Bank of Israel, and the U.S. Federal Reserve.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Janet Yellen Target entity description: Janet Yellen is an American economist who has served as both Chair of the Federal Reserve and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, making her one of the most influential figures in global economic policy.
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A.
Jerome H. Powell
Jerome H. Powell is an American lawyer and economist who serves as the Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, overseeing the nation’s central banking system and monetary policy.
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B.
Janice Volcker
Janice Volcker is a member of the Volcker family, known primarily as the daughter of influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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C.
James Volcker
James Volcker is the son of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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D.
Paul A. Volcker
Paul A. Volcker was an influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman renowned for combating high inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Stanley Fischer
Stanley Fischer is an influential Israeli-American economist and policymaker known for his work in macroeconomics and New Keynesian theory, as well as for serving in top roles at the IMF, World Bank, Bank of Israel, and the U.S. Federal Reserve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in economics
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PhD in economics ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Brown University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Barack Obama
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Joe Biden ⓘ |
| birthName |
Janet Yellen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Janet Louise Yellen
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| child |
George A. Akerlof
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surface form:
Robert Akerlof
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-08-13 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | James Tobin ⓘ |
| employer |
San Francisco Federal Reserve District
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surface form:
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Federal Reserve System ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ London School of Economics ⓘ United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName |
Janet Yellen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yellen
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| fieldOfWork |
labor economics
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macroeconomics ⓘ |
| givenName | Janet ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| name | Janet Yellen self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first person to have led the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the Federal Reserve, and the U.S. Treasury Department
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first woman to serve as Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ first woman to serve as United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ |
| notableWork | research on unemployment and labor markets ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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government official ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| officeAssumed |
Chair of the Federal Reserve: 2014-02-03
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United States Secretary of the Treasury: 2021-01-26 ⓘ |
| officeEnded | Chair of the Federal Reserve: 2018-02-03 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
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Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ⓘ President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco ⓘ Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley ⓘ Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of the Treasury
Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ben Bernanke
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Steven Mnuchin as United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
Steven Mnuchin
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| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| spouse |
George A. Akerlof
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surface form:
George Akerlof
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| successor |
Jerome H. Powell
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surface form:
Jerome Powell
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Janet Yellen Description of subject: Janet Yellen is an American economist who has served as both Chair of the Federal Reserve and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, making her one of the most influential figures in global economic policy.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yellen
this entity surface form:
Janet Louise Yellen
this entity surface form:
Yellen
this entity surface form:
Janet L. Yellen
this entity surface form:
Janet L. Yellen