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Basic Info edit
Types Person
Date of Birth Dec '53
Gender Male

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GQ - Most Powerful People in DC [#23]
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Deficit Warnings
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget - Annual Conference Participants

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Analyst notes about Ben Bernanke
Matthew  Janet Yellen has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Bernanke as Fed Chairman
over 3 years ago

Before his appointment as Chairman, Dr. Bernanke was Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, from June 2005 to January 2006. Dr. Bernanke has already served the Federal Reserve... more »

Relationships Interlocks Giving Political
Government Positions
Federal Reserve System   Central bank of the United States
  • Board member ('02→'05)   [ +1 ]
    • Council of Economic Advisers
  • Chairman (Jun '05→Jan '06)
    • Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia   Regional bank of the Federal Reserve...
  • visiting scholar ('87→'89)
    • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston   Regional bank of the Federal Reserve System;...
  • visiting scholar ('89→'90)
    • Federal Open Market Committee   The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), a...
  • Chairman
    • Business Positions
    Federal Reserve Bank of New York   Powerful New York branch of the Federal...
  • Academic Advisory Panel member ('90→'02)
    • Bank for International Settlements   International organization of central banks
  • Board Member
    • Other Positions & Memberships
    National Bureau of Economic Research   Largest economics research organization...
  • Position   [ +1 ]
    • Princeton University
  • Professor economics and public affairs ('85→'96)   [ +1 ]
    • Stanford Graduate School of Business
  • Associate Professor of Economics ('83→'85)   [ +1 ]
    • American Economic Review   General-interest economics journal published by the...
  • Editor (Jul 1 '01→Jul 1 '04)
    • Education
    Harvard University   Elite private university located in Cambridge, MA
  • Undergraduate (?→'75) ⋅ Bachelor's Degree (Economics)
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Graduate (?→'79) ⋅ Doctorate (Economics)
    • Office/Staff
    Patrick M Parkinson   Managing Director, Promontory Financial
  • principal staff adviser on issues considered by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (past)