Ben Bernanke
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Ben Bernanke
14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 1, 2006
Deputy Donald Kohn
Nominated by George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded by Alan Greenspan
23rd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors
In office
2005 – 2006
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Harvey S. Rosen
Succeeded by Edward Lazear
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
In office
2002 – 2005
Nominated by George W. Bush
Born December 13, 1953 (1953-12-13) (age 56)
Augusta, Georgia
Nationality American
Spouse(s) Anna Friedmann
Alma mater Harvard University (B.A.)
MIT (Ph.D.)
Ben Shalom Bernanke[1] (pronounced /bərˈnænki/ bər-NAN-kee;[2] born December 13, 1953) is an American economist, and the current Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve. Bernanke, a Republican who was appointed by President George W. Bush in October 2005 and who had briefly served as chairman of President BushÂ’s Council of Economic Advisers,[3] succeeded Alan Greenspan on February 1, 2006. He was nominated for a second term by President Barack Obama in 2009 as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.