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Christopher Waller (Full Name: Christopher J. Waller) is a popular American economist who is a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since December 2020. A nominee of then-President Donald Trump, Christopher was confirmed by the Senate in December 2020, to work until January 2030. Before that, Christopher worked as Executive Vice President and Research Director at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Philip Jefferson is an eminent American economist. Since 2022, he is an active member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Jefferson was nominated for the position by President Joe Biden in January 2022 with the Senate confirming him in May 2022. In addition, he was nominated to serve as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve in May 2023.

Elissa Leonard is an acclaimed American businesswoman, film, and television producer. She is the Chair of the Board of Managers of Chevy Chase Village. Elissa has been involved in the Environment & Energy Committee, the Parks Committee, and the Tree Committee.

Michelle Bowman ( Full Name: Michelle White “Miki” Bowman) is a well-known American attorney. Since the year 2018, she has served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Furthermore, Michelle is the first person to fill the community bank seat on the board. It is a seat created by a 2015 law.

Jerome Powell is an eminent American attorney and investment banker. He has worked as the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. He became a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors after being nominated by President Barack Obama in 2012. In addition, he was sworn in for his second term as chair on May 23, 2022.

Bob Iger ( Full Name: Robert Allen Iger) is a popular American media business executive who works as chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. He formerly worked as the president of ABC between 1994 and 1995 and the president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, from 1995 through its acquisition by Disney in 1996. Bob was appointed president of Disney in 2000 and replaced Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005, upto his contract expired in 2020. He later worked as executive chairman through his retirement from the company on December 31, 2021.

Michael Rubin (Full Name: Michael G. Rubin) is a popular American businessman who is the CEO of Fanatics, the globe’s leading provider of licensed sports merchandise. He also works as the co-chair of the REFORM Alliance, a criminal justice reform organization that he launched in January 2019, along with Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Robert Kraft, and Daniel S. Loeb, among others. He is an executive chairman of Rue Gilt Groupe, an e-commerce portfolio company, which includes RueLaLa.com, Gilt.com, as well as ShopPremiumOutlets.com.

Mikaila Ulmer is a popular American entrepreneur and student who is the founder of Me & the Bees Lemonade that has been sold in over 1500 stores. In 2017, Mikaila’s lemonade, “Me & The Bees Lemonade” was being sold in 500 American shops in 500,000 bottles a year. In February 2020, Me & the Bees was in more than 1,500 stores nationwide, such as Whole Foods, Cost Plus World Market, Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers, H-E-B, Kroger, as well as The Fresh Market. Me & the Bees has also developed its product line to include lip balms made from bee’s wax.

Dia Simms ( Full Name: D’Angela Dia Simms ) is a prominent American business executive. As of now, she works for Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal as a Chief Executive Officer. Dia was appointed to the role back in 2020.