MICHAEL BARR

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday has confirmed Michael Barr, dean of the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, as Federal Reserve’s vice chairman of supervision.

The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, was approved by a congressional committee and sent on the full Senate.

President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator pledged Thursday to help reduce high inflation and provide clear rules to govern financial innovation.

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U-M's dean of public policy school is a top nominee for a role at the Federal Reserve, says White House.

ANN ARBOR, MI - The dean of University of Michigan’s public policy school is President Joe Biden’s choice for a key Federal Reserve job. Michael Barr, who has served as dean of the Ford School since 2017, served under President Barack Obama as an assistant Treasury secretary for financial institutions. Congress confirmed Barr on a bipartisan basis for his position in the Obama administration, Biden said in a Friday, April 15 statement. This is the potentially the second UM official this year to leave the university for a Federal Reserve job. Provost Susan Collins will leave on May 15 to become president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston after previously planning to return as faculty at the Ford School.

President Joe Biden said Friday he plans to nominate Michael Barr, the dean of the University of Michigan's public policy school, to be the Federal Reserve's vice chairman of supervision.

President Joe Biden says he plans to nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman of supervision.

President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr to be the Fed's big banks regulator, the administration's second attempt to fill the post.

President-elect Joe Biden tapped several Michigan experts to help him prepare for his transition to the White House next year. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon will lead one such team focused on his federal counterpart and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Cook served on President Barack Obama’s transition team and was an adviser to the Treasury Department. Agency review teams are composed of highly experienced professionals with deep backgrounds in crucial policy areas across the federal government, according to a release. The agency review teams will proceed by meeting with former agency officials and other experts who closely follow federal agencies.

The event, which is being livestreamed, is only open to UM students, staff, faculty, alumni and donors, officials said. Ford School Dean Michael Barr will moderate the event, which features questions from UM students. https://t.co/l3DGb3DQNp — Michael Barr (@Michael_S_Barr) October 14, 2020“UM and Ford School students care deeply about our democracy and about the urgent work of building a racially just society,” Barr said in a statement. “I’m excited to host this conversation between our students and the brilliant Noah, who speaks with such honesty and clarity about racism, social movements, and public policy. Questions about the event should be directed to the UMS ticket office at 734-764-2538.