Go to the Federal Reserve’s home page at
www.federalreserve.gov.
a. Who is the chairman of the board? For how long has
he or she served?
Ben Bernanke---Feb 1, 2006 was elected to 14 year term
b. Who are the governors of the board?
Ben S. Bernanke, Donald L. Kohn, Kevin M. Warsh, Randall S. Kroszner, Frederic S. Mishkin, Elizabeth A. Duke
c. The site publishes a short biography for each governor.
What experience and/or degrees do all members
have? What experiences and/or degrees differ among
members?
Ben S. Bernanke- He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2002 to 2005; a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia (1987-89), Boston (1989-90), and New York (1990-91, 1994-96); and a member of the Academic Advisory Panel at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1990-2002). He received a B.A. in economics in 1975 from Harvard University (summa cum laude) and a Ph.D. in economics in 1979 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Donald L. Kohn- Dr. Kohn was born in November 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. in economics in 1964 from the College of Wooster and a Ph.D. in economics in 1971 from the University of Michigan. Adviser to the Board for Monetary Policy (2001-02), Secretary of the Federal Open Market Committee (1987-2002), Director of the Division of Monetary Affairs (1987-2001), and Deputy Staff Director for Monetary and Financial Policy (1983-87). He also held several positions in the Board's Division of Research and Statistics: Associate Director (1981-83), Chief of Capital Markets (1978-81), and Economist (1975-78). Dr. Kohn began his career as a Financial Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1970-75).
Kevin M. Warsh- He r ...