Diversity at the Fed took one step forward. Now Trump is taking it two steps back

Diversity at the Fed took one step forward. Now Trump is taking it two steps back

Under pressure from some congressional lawmakers to improve diversity, then-President Joe Biden appointed Adriana Kugler, Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson — all people of color — to the Fed’s Board of Governors. Kugler was the first Hispanic on the seven-member board, and Cook was the first Black woma...