Donald Kohn

Don Kohn
18th Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve
In office
June 23, 2006 – June 23, 2010
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byRoger Ferguson
Succeeded byJanet Yellen
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
In office
August 5, 2002 – September 1, 2010
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byLaurence Meyer
Succeeded bySarah Bloom Raskin
Personal details
Born
Donald Lewis Kohn

(1942-11-07) November 7, 1942 (age 82)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
SpouseGail Kohn
Children2
EducationCollege 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]

  1. ^ "Donald Kohn". May 6, 2016.