Alan Greenspan
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| Alan Greenspan | |
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| Born | 1926-03-06 New York City |
| Occupation | economist |
| Known for | former Chairman of the Federal Reserve |
Alan Greenspan was an American economist.[1]
He served on the Gates Commission, which made recommendations on whether the United States Armed Services should continue to rely on Conscription.[2]
He was appointed Chairman of the Federal Reserve, making him one of the United States's most senior financial officials, on August 11, 1986.[1] He held that office until January 31, 2006.
In a December 2000 profile in Vanity Fair magazine Christopher Hitchens noted that Greenspan was regarded as the second most important official in America, while mocking his boyish admiration of Ayn Rand.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chairman Greenspan's Legacy, New York Review of Books, March 20, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christopher Hitchens. Greenspan Shrugged, Vanity Fair (magazine), 2000-12-06. Retrieved on 2024-02-04. “But he’s quietly approaching his fifth term of office. And in that capacity he probably does possess more power than any president.”