News Biden makes history with pick of Janet Yellen for Treasury secretary as his Cabinet begins to take shape November 23, 2020November 23, 2020Bart Jansen, USA TODAYComments Off on Biden makes history with pick of Janet Yellen for Treasury secretary as his Cabinet begins to take shape Biden chose Janet Yellen to become Treasury secretary, tapping her to guide his efforts to steer the pandemic-hit economy out of crisis.