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Detailed explanation-1: -The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. A full term is fourteen years. One term begins every two years, on February 1 of even-numbered years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Board of Governors–located in Washington, D.C.–is the governing body of the Federal Reserve System. It is run by seven members, or “governors, ” who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed in their positions by the U.S. Senate.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) consists of twelve members–the seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and four of the remaining eleven Reserve Bank presidents, who serve one-year terms on a rotating basis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pursuant to the Federal Reserve Act, each of the 12 Reserve Banks is separately incorporated and has a nine-member board of directors.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jerome H. Powell. Chair. Board of Governors. Michelle W. Bowman. Governor. Board of Governors. Lisa D. Cook. Governor. Board of Governors. Philip N. Jefferson. Governor. Board of Governors. Christopher J. Waller. Governor. Lael Brainard. Vice Chair. Board of Governors. Randal K. Quarles. Vice Chair for Supervision. Janet L. Yellen. Chair. More items