Janet Yellen receives honorary doctorate from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Laudatory speeches by Jens Weidmann, Nils Stieglitz, Christine Lagarde, Christian Lindner For photos, please contact Nicole Clos (n.clos@fs.de, +49 171 4168241)Frankfurt am Main, 21 May 2024Frankfurt School of Finance & Management has conferred an honorary doctorate to US Treasury Secretary Dr Janet Yellen during an academic ceremony today.In a keynote address, Secretary Janet Yellen outlined her perspectives on current global financial policy challenges. “I am grateful to Frankfurt School for awarding me this honorary doctorate and for organising today’s programme. I would also like to thank Professor Stieglitz, President Lagarde, and Minister Lindner for their exceptionally kind words. And thanks to all of you in the audience today — students, faculty, and many others,” said Janet Yellen. In his laudatory speech, Professor Nils Stieglitz, Frankfurt School President and CEO, celebrated Janet Yellen’s contributions to science and practice: “Janet Yellen, in her dedication to impactful...