Here's a look at the life of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
Birthdate: March 6, 1926
Place of birth: New York, New York
Birth name: Alan Greenspan
Father: Herbert Greenspan, stockbroker
Mother: Rosa (goldsmith) Greenspan
Marriages: Andrea Mitchell (1997-present); Joan Mitchell (1952-1953, annulled)
Education: New York University, B.S., 1948; New York University, MA, 1950; New York University, Ph.D., 1977
He studied music at Juilliard and toured the country playing tenor sax and clarinet with the Henry Jerome Orchestra.
He was a close friend of the writer Ayn Rand.
1948-1953 – He works on the National Board of Industrial Conferences.
1953 – He opens the economic consulting firm Townsend-Greenspan & Co. with William Townsend.
1968 – Volunteers for Richard Nixon's presidential campaign.
1974-1977 – President of the Council of Economic Advisors.
1977-1987 – After Jimmy Carter becomes president, Greenspan returns to Townsend-Greenspan & Co.
1981-1983 – President of the National Commission for Social Security Reform.
June 2, 1987 – He is appointed chairman of the Federal Reserve by President Ronald Reagan.
July 31, 1987 – Townsend-Greenspan & Co. formally closes.
August 11, 1987 – Takes oath as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
September 26, 2002 – He receives the honorary title of Knight of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II.
November 9, 2005 – He receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush.
January 31, 2006 – He retires as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
2006 – Greenspan Associates consulting firm opens.
September 17, 2007 – Greenspan's book, “The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,” is published.
October 22, 2013 – Greenspan's book, “The Map and the Territory: Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Foresight,” is published.
October 2018 – “Capitalism in America: A History,” a book written by Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge, is published.
