Daughter of Anna (née Blumenthal) and Julius Yellen, a doctor.
That would be a Yes, Judism passes from the mother.
2010–present Vice Chairwoman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
2004–2010 President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
1997–1999 Chairwoman, President’s Council of Economic Advisors
1994–1997 Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
1985–present Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
1982–1985 Associate Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
1980–1982 Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
1978–1980 Lecturer, London School of Economics and Political Science
1977–1978 Economist, Division of International Finance, Trade and Financial Studies Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
1971–1976 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Harvard University
1974 Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology