Alan Greenspan | |
|---|---|
| In office August 11, &#;– January 31, | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Manuel H. Johnson David W. Mullins, Jr. Alice Rivlin Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Paul Volcker |
| Succeeded by | Ben Bernanke |
| In office – | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Herbert Stein |
| Succeeded by | Charles Schultze |
| Born | () March 6, (age&#;98) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Mitchell (–; annulled) Andrea Mitchell (–present) |
| Residence | New York City, New York Washington, D.C. |
| Alma mater | New York University (B.S., M.A., PhD) |
| Profession | Economist |
Alan Greenspan (born March 6, ) is an American economist.
Greenspan was born on March 6, in New York City, New York to a Romanian-Hungarian-Jewish family. He studied at George Washington High School and at New York University.
He was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from to He currently works as a private adviser and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November
Greenspan was first appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August He was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, after the second-longest tenure in the position.
Greenspan was married to Joan Mitchell from until they annulled their marriage in He married Andrea Mitchell in [1] He now lives in New York City and in Washington, D.C..
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