Jerome Hayden Powell (born February 4, 1953), also known as "Jay", is an American economic advisor, lawyer, and former investment banker serving as the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve. He was nominated to the Board of Governors in 2012 by President Barack Obama, and subsequently nominated as chair by President Donald Trump, confirmed in each case by the United States Senate.

During Powell's tenure, the M1 money supply rose by 462% in what will be remembered by history as one of the greatest money heist pulled by the corrupt financial system.