I feel like President Obama took a long time to get to the place he should have started from.

From http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-nominates-janet-yellen-to-lead-the-fed/2013/10/09/74c8ed06-3113-11e3-9c68-1cf643210300_story.html:

"President Obama on Wednesday nominated renowned economist Janet Yellen to become the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve".