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'''Ben Bernanke''' (bur-NANG'-kee) is an American economist who is the current Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2005 to succeed [[Alan Greenspan]]. At first, Bernanke was widely perceived as having less power over [[Wall Street]] than Greenspan even after Greenspan's retirement, but Bernanke is starting to come into his own and to have more influence. <ref>[http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/jul/05/bernanke-starts-to-shed-greenspans-shadow Ventura County Star: Bernanke starts to shed Greenspan's shadow]</ref>
'''Ben Bernanke''' (bur-NANG'-kee) (b. 1953) is an American economist who is the current Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2005 to succeed [[Alan Greenspan]]. At first, Bernanke was widely perceived as having less power over [[Wall Street]] than Greenspan even after Greenspan's retirement, but Bernanke is starting to come into his own and to have more influence. <ref>[http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/jul/05/bernanke-starts-to-shed-greenspans-shadow Ventura County Star: Bernanke starts to shed Greenspan's shadow]</ref>
==Background==
Dr. Bernanke was born in [[Augusta, Georgia]]. He has a BA in economics from [[Harvard]] (1975) and a PhD in economics from [[MIT]] (1979). He has taught at [[Stanford]], New York University (NYU), and [[Princeton]]. Dr. Bernanke joined the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2002. Dr. Bernanke and his wife, Anna, have two children.
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