Born: September 5, 1927
Death: December 8, 2019
12th Chair of the Federal Reserve System
Took office: August 6, 1979
Left office: August 11, 1987
Nominated By: Jimmy Carter
Presidents Served:
- Jimmy Carter
- Ronald Reagan
Preceded By: G. William Miller
Succeeded By: Alan Greenspan
Other positions in career:
- Economist at Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Economist at Chase Manhattan Bank
- Director of financial analysis at US Treasury
- Under secretary of the Treasury for international monetary affairs under President Nixon
- President Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Chairman Wolfensohn & Co
- President President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board under Barack Obama