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[[Image:Greenspan1.jpg|thumb|200px]]
[[Image:Greenspan1.jpg|thumb|200px]]
'''Alan Greenspan''' (born 1926) is an [[American]] [[economist]] who was Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]] Board from 1987 to 2006, when he was succeeded by [[Ben Bernanke]]. In 2008, Greenspan began working for [[John Paulson]]'s [[hedge fund]]. <ref>http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/01/john_paulson_aquires_an_alan_g.html</ref>
'''Alan Greenspan''' (b. 1926 - d. 2026) was an [[American]] [[economist]] who was Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]] Board from 1987 to 2006, when he was succeeded by [[Ben Bernanke]]. In 2008, Greenspan began working for [[John Paulson]]'s [[hedge fund]]. <ref>http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/01/john_paulson_aquires_an_alan_g.html</ref>
He has been blamed for mishandling the financial markets, thus facilitating the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]]. He confessed to Congress he never thought the crash could happen.
He has been blamed for mishandling the financial markets, thus facilitating the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]]. He confessed to Congress he never thought the crash could happen.
As a top advisor to President [[Ronald Reagan]] he led the successful 1983 refinancing of the [[Social Security]] system that put it on a sound financial basis for the next 75 years.
As a top advisor to President [[Ronald Reagan]] he led the 1983 refinancing of the [[Social Security]] system that supposedly put it on a "sound financial basis" for the next 75 years.
Greenspan wrote a [[memoir]] titled ''The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World'', published September 17, 2007.<ref name="TurbRevKinsley" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Nell |last=Henderson |title=Greenspan Unconcerned About Housing |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110600588.html |work=The Washington Post |date=November 7, 2006 |accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref>
Greenspan wrote a [[memoir]] titled ''The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World'', published September 17, 2007.<ref name="TurbRevKinsley" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Nell |last=Henderson |title=Greenspan Unconcerned About Housing |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110600588.html |work=The Washington Post |date=November 7, 2006 |accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref>