2025 Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook Luncheon ---
Tuesday, September 23
Featured Conversation
Chairman Jerome H. Powell
Jerome H. Powell first took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 5, 2018, for a four-year term. He was reappointed to the office and sworn in for a second four-year term on May 23, 2022. Mr. Powell also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body. Mr. Powell has served as a member of the Board of Governors since taking office on May 25, 2012, to fill an unexpired term. He was reappointed to the Board and sworn in on June 16, 2014, for a term ending January 31, 2028.
Prior to his appointment to the Board, Mr. Powell was a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., where he focused on federal and state fiscal issues. From 1997 through 2005, Mr. Powell was a partner at The Carlyle Group.
Mr. Powell served as an Assistant Secretary and as Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury under President George H.W. Bush, with responsibility for policy on financial institutions, the Treasury debt market, and related areas. Prior to joining the Bush administration, Mr. Powell worked as a lawyer and investment banker in New York City.
In addition to service on corporate boards, he has served on the boards of charitable and educational institutions, including the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University and the Nature Conservancy of Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
Mr. Powell was born in February 1953 in Washington, D.C. He received an AB in politics from Princeton University in 1975 and earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 1979. While at Georgetown, he was editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Law Journal.
Mr. Powell is married with three children.
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The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce wants acknowledge that our upcoming program coincides with Rosh Hashanah, a sacred and meaningful holiday for many in our community.
We deeply value our Jewish colleagues and members, and we regret that some may not be able to join us in person.
To ensure inclusivity, we will be sharing a recording of the remarks, along with a special written summary, so that everyone has access to the insights and discussion.
Your presence and voice in the Chamber are very important to us, and we want you to know how much we respect and honor your traditions during the High Holy Days.
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Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM EDT
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