19,576
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − +
no edit summary
[[Image:Greenspan1.jpg |thumb|200px|]]
[[Image:Greenspan1.jpg |thumb|200px|]]
'''Alan Greenspan''' (b. 1926) is an American economist who was Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]] Board from 1987 to 2006, when he was succeeded by [[Ben Bernanke]].
'''Alan Greenspan''' (b. 1926) is an American economist who was Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]] Board from 1987 to 2006, when he was succeeded by [[Ben Bernanke]]. Currently he works for [[John Paulson]] [http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/01/john_paulson_aquires_an_alan_g.html].
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.