Alan Greenspan

Mister Alan Greenspan was born on March 6, 1929; in 1926 (his father was an exchange broker).

The Fed Governor from August 11, 1987 to January 31, 2006, he first obtained a PhD in economy in 1977 from Columbia University then he founded his economic cabinet council with a partner, the Townsend – Greenspan& co Inc.

Thanks to this company, Mister Alan Greenspan will be known in the financial area.

Before being elected to the head of the Fed, Mister Greenspan was an adviser for presidents Nixon and Ford. It is Ronald Reagan who put him at the head of the Fed in 1987.

The « Maestro » as he was nicknamed in the media had five mandates (19 years) at the head of the Fed. Certain people considered him to be one of the more influential men in the world. “If Alan Greenspan sneezes, the market catches a cold”.