Liberian Civil War Escapee-Turned-US Entrepreneur Named to Advisory Council of Federal Reserve Bank
By Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele*
Adenah Bayoh has a million-dollar real estate portfolio, a thriving restaurant business and a life journey that began in Liberia.
On Tuesday the Federal Reserve Bank of New York named Bayoh to its Small Business and Agricultural Advisory Council.
In a press statement, Bayoh described her excitement, and said she is looking forward to representing working-class communities and small-business owners.
“As an entrepreneur operating in disadvantaged urban communities, I look forward to being a voice and an advocate for these communities as well as for other small-business owners,” Bayoh wrote.
“Through my real estate and restaurant businesses, I have seen firsthand the transformative impact that redevelopment coupled with higher-level services has on our urban centers, and I welcome the opportunity to share my unique experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,” she continued.
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The Federal Reserve Bank is one of the nation’s 12 reserve banks that create monetary policy and regulate financial institutions to sustain the country’s fiscal health. According to the bank’s press release, Bayoh “will advise on economic and financial issues affecting small business and offer input on Federal Reserve Bank policy.”
Source: By Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele – The Root /globalmediabuzz