Ben Bernanke
American economist
Ben Shalom Bernanke[2] (born December 13, 1953) is an American economist of Jewish descent.[3] He was the Chair of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States.[4]
Ben Bernanke | |
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| 14th Chair of the Federal Reserve | |
| In office February 1, 2006 – February 1, 2014 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Roger Ferguson Donald Kohn Janet Yellen |
| Preceded by | Alan Greenspan |
| Succeeded by | Janet Yellen |
| 23rd Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office June 21, 2005 – January 31, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Harvey Rosen |
| Succeeded by | Edward Lazear |
| Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | |
| In office August 5, 2002 – June 21, 2005 | |
| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ben Shalom Bernanke December 13, 1953 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican Party (until 2015) Independent (2015–present)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Friedmann |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
He won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2022.[5]
References
change- ↑ Phillips, Matt (October 6, 2015). "Bernanke: I'm not really a Republican anymore". Quartz. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ Bernanke's first name is Ben, not Benjamin and "Ben Shalom" is not abbreviated. (ref: "Big Ben", Slate, October 24, 2005) https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/nominations/106.html
- ↑ www.federalreserve.gov
- ↑ Grunwald, Michael (16 December 2009). "Person of the Year 2009". Time. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ↑ Press release: The Prize in Economic Sciences 2022
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