Kathryn Mary Elizabeth Dominguez (born November 26, 1960) is a

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and

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at the

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and is a former nominee for the Governor of the U.S.

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Early life and education

Dominguez was born on November 26, 1960, in

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. She received her

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degree in 1982 from

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. She received a

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in 1987 from

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. Prior to attaining her Ph.D., she served on the research staff of the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

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during the summer of 1984 and as a dissertation scholar in the International Finance Division of the

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, from 1985 to 1986."President Obama Announces his Intent to Nominate Dr. Kathryn M. Dominguez to Serve on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System"
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Career

Academic

In July 1987, Dominguez was appointed an

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at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at

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. In July 1991, she gained

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when she was appointed as an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the same institution. From 1990 to 1991, she also served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at

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, in their Department of Economics. She served with the Harvard faculty until 1997, when she joined the faculty at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the

as an Associate Professor of Public Policy. In 2004, she was appointed Professor of Public Policy and in 2006 she was appointed Professor of Public Policy and Economics, in which capacity she continues to serve. From 2003 to 2004, she served as an Academic Visitor at the

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. From 2008 to 2009, she served as a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the

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Other service

Dominguez served as an Olin Fellow at the

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, from 1991 to 1992, and has served as a research associate since 2000. She has served as a research consultant for the

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, the

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and the

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. She served as a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in December 2002. She served on the Academic Advisory Panels for the

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in 2007 and the

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in 2013.

Nomination to Federal Reserve Board of Governors

On July 21, 2015, President Obama nominated Dominguez to be a member of the

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, to the seat vacated by

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who resigned on May 28, 2014. Her nomination was returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

Personal

Dominguez is a dual citizen of the

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and

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. She is married with two children, Julia and Elizabeth Hines.

References

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