Former Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen, Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, made more than $7 million from speeches and working with corporations, …
Former Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen, Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, made more than $7 million from speeches and working with corporations, according to financial documents disclosed on Dec.31. A financial disclosure form (pdf) posted to a government website showed she made about $7.2 million from speaking to Wall Street Firms and corporations over the past two years. She also worked with large firms such as Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Google, City National Bank, Salesforce, UBS, Citadel LLC, and Barclays. The document showed that Yellen brought in more than $1 million after giving nine speeches to Citi and earned $800,000 speaking to Citadel, a hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin. Biden’s pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, made about $1.
