Alan Greenspan

Alan Greenspan (born March 6, 1926) is an American economist.

Early life
Greenspan was born on March 6, 1926 in New York City, New York to a Romanian-Hungarian-Jewish family. He studied at George Washington High School and at New York University.

Career
He was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. 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 2005.

Greenspan was first appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987. He was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, 2006 after the second-longest tenure in the position.

Personal life
Greenspan was married to Joan Mitchell from 1952 until they annulled their marriage in 1953. He married Andrea Mitchell in 1997.New York Times: "Alan Greenspan, Andrea Mitchell" April 6, 1997 He now lives in New York City and in Washington, D.C..

References

Other websites

Alan Greenspan's political donations  at NewsMeat.com
Statements and Speeches of Alan Greenspan
1996 speech by Greenspan about the challenges of central banking
2003 speech by Greenspan about "Market Economies and Rule of Law"
Greenspan Warns on Protectionism, BBC News, August 26, 2005
Alan Greenspan vs. Naomi Klein on the Iraq War, Bush’s Tax Cuts, Economic Populism, Crony Capitalism and More , Democracy Now, Sep 24, 2007

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