Dr. Daniel Tarullo

Professor

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Biography

Daniel K. Tarullo served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee from January 2009 to April 2017. During his tenure, he was responsible for oversight of the governor's supervision and regulation, leading the Board's financial regulatory reforms, including the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. Tarullo represented the Federal Reserve on the international Financial Stability Board and was chair of the Committee on Supervision and Regulation for four years. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the chair of the interagency Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. His monetary policy-making role on the Federal Open Market Committee emphasized the relationship between labor markets and monetary policy in regard to financial stability. Tarullo has extensive experience in government and academia prior to his nomination to the Federal Reserve. From 1993 to 1998, he held various positions within the Clinton administration, including Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs and Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. He has taught at Georgetown and Harvard law schools for over 15 years and has also been a visiting professor at Princeton University and the University of Basel. His scholarship covers a wide range of topics in financial regulation and international economic law. His book on Banking Basel discusses the risks from regulatory changes leading up to the 2008-2009 financial crisis.

Research Interests

Courses

Character Self Modernist Novel Regulation Financial Institutions Regulation International Finance Federal Reserve: Legal Policy Issues

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.