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Terri Sewell: Despite this mandate, there is only one non-White regional bank president and he is also the only non-White member of…

On the recordJune 21, 2016
Despite this mandate, there is only one non-White regional bank president and he is also the only non-White member of the FOMC.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell highlights lack of diversity in Federal Reserve leadership.

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