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![Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen at a Hutchins Center event.](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/39661021025_f04e63b921_k.jpg?quality=75&w=1000)
Founded in 1916, Brookings has been a driving force in shaping effective public policy for more than a century. These highlights showcase some of the many people and ideas that have contributed to the Institution’s legacy and left a lasting impact on policy and governance today.