Reaching the ‘Center of Everything’ Without Becoming a Banker

Philip Jefferson brings his experience as the chief academic officer at Davidson College with him to Washington, D.C., and to his new role on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Philip Jefferson’s father, Wade, followed a routine when he got home from his day as a social worker for the District of Columbia city government. He enjoyed a beer, fixed dinner for his three sons and turned on “The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.”