Bill Ackman and Janet Yellen are two of the most influential figures in the world of finance today. Bill Ackman is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, investor, and philanthropist who founded Pershing Square Capital Management LP. He has been involved in several high-profile activist campaigns including those against Herbalife Ltd., JCPenney Company Inc., Procter & Gamble Co., and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.
Janet Yellen is an economist currently serving as chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System since 2014 when she became its first woman leader. She previously served as vice chairman from 2010 to 2014 and was president and chief executive officer at The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2004 to 2010. Prior to that she held various posts at Harvard University, Princeton University, The London School Of Economics And Political Science (LSE) amongst others teaching economics courses focusing on international trade theory macroeconomics monetary policy labor markets financial market developments economic fluctuations etc..
These two powerhouses have recently made their presence felt within cryptocurrency circles with both making public statements about Bitcoin’s potential for success or failure respectively during 2018/19 – causing significant impact on pricing movement across many exchanges worldwide due largely to their influence within traditional investment vehicles such as pension funds or other institutional investors potentially following suit depending upon future decisions by either party regarding crypto assets investing strategies going forward into 2020+ timelines . It will be interesting therefore to follow further developments over time which could result in additional volatility throughout global cryptocurrency markets based upon any new positions they may choose take concerning this nascent asset class moving forwards…
