Lisa Cook educational background and career journey: How this philosophy scholar became a US Federal Reserve governor

Lisa Cook, the first Black woman on the US Federal Reserve Board, is facing unverified mortgage fraud allegations as current US President Donald Trump calls for her resignation. Her distinguished academic background includes degrees from Spelman College, Oxford, and UC Berkeley. She has held academic and policy roles at Harvard, Michigan State University, and within the Obama administration. In 2022, she was confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board and reappointed for a full term in 2023.