Spelman College | The U.S. Senate confirms Dr. Lisa D. Cook as first black woman to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

BREAKING: the Senate just confirmed Dr. Lisa Cook, a highly-qualified economist, to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.
@drlisadcook is the first Black woman to ever serve on the Fed Board in its 109-year history. pic.twitter.com/lCxdlOMsYW

— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) May 10, 2022

Dr. Lisa Cook Confirmed | May 10, 2022

Lisa D. Cook is a Professor of Economics and International Relations at Michigan State University. She was the first Marshall Scholar from Spelman College and received a second B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University. She earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley with fields in macroeconomics and international economics. She was an adjunct professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Deputy Director for Africa Research at the Center for International evelopment at Harvard University, and a National Fellow at Stanford University. 

Among her current research interests are economic growth and development, innovation, financial institutions and markets, and economic history. Dr. Cook is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and is the author of a number of published articles, book chapters, and working papers. She is also on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature. She also served at the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama and also had visiting appointments at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the University of Michigan, and the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia. She serves on the Advisory Boards of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Academic Advisory Council).

looks like the seat Judy Shelton was nominated to will go to @drlisadcook pic.twitter.com/S3B6o9UhjU

— Sam🔔 (@sam_a_bell) May 10, 2022