As Treasury Secretary, former Federal Reserve Chairwoman and Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Janet Yellen is one the most powerful woman in American economic history. Award-winning economics writer and author Jon Hilsenrath joins with insights about her life and work from his book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yellen-Trailblazing-Economist-Navigated-Upheaval/dp/0063162466" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval.</a> He shares how she navigated the sexism in her industry and in politics, her unconventional partnership in marriage and work with Nobel Laureate George Akerlof and why she didn't always "lean in."More about Jon Hilsenrath: He is a senior writer for the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, where he has been since 1997, reporting from Hong Kong, New York, and Washington, DC. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2014 for his coverage of the Federal Reserve; part of a team of 2009 Pulitzer finalists for coverage of the global financial crisis; and contributed on-the-scene reporting from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, which helped the&nbsp;WSJ&nbsp;win a Pulitzer in 2002.

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