Don Kohn | |
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18th Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve | |
In office June 23, 2006 – June 23, 2010 | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Roger Ferguson |
Succeeded by | Janet Yellen |
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
In office August 5, 2002 – September 1, 2010 | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Laurence Meyer |
Succeeded by | Sarah Bloom Raskin |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Lewis Kohn November 7, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Gail Kohn |
Children | 2 |
Education | College of Wooster (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD) |
Donald Lewis Kohn (born November 7, 1942) is an American economist who served as the 18th vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2010. Prior to his term as vice chair, Kohn served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, taking office in 2002. Fed's veteran, he retired after 40 years at the central bank, currently serving on the Financial Policy Committee for the Bank of England and as a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.[1]