This is the most expensive rug ever sold. This beautiful seventeenth century Persian rug sold for nearly $34 million today at a Sotheby's auction in New York City.
The current chair is Janet Yellen, who took over for Ben Bernanke on February 3, 2014. There are 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks located in major cities around the country that operate under the supervision of the Board of Governors.
SEC Biography: Chairman Mary L. Schapiro. Mary L. Schapiro is the 29th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Chairman Schapiro was appointed by President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and sworn in on January 27, 2009. She is the first woman to serve as the agencyâs permanent Chairman.