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.
Federal Reserve Blog. Greenspan unapologetic about tenure. With the release of a new book, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is taking a new opportunity to put his own tenure in perspective. As the chief central banker who preceded Chairman Ben Bernanke, Greenspan served from 1987 to 2006.