Instead, keeping with the theme of this panel, I will offer a few thoughts on my transition from academia to the policy world - in particular, how the former experience has prepared me for the latter. Obviously, I will be speaking for myself and not the Federal Reserve Board.
I should also note that my policy experience has been limited to my time at the Federal Reserve - in some ways, a unique institution in Washington - and may not generalize to other contexts. I always thought I would be an academic lifer.