Ben Bernanke Biography

Ben Bernanke biography

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NAME: Ben Bernanke
OCCUPATION: Economist
BIRTH DATE: December 13, 1953 (Age: 58)
EDUCATION: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PLACE OF BIRTH: Augusta, Georgia

ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

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Economist Ben Bernanke replaced Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve System in 2006. Luckily, he was an expert on the Great Depression.

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Economist Ben Bernanke was born December 13, 1953 and attended Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before settling in to teach economics at Stanford University. He joined the Federal Reserve System in 2002, and in 2006 he became chairman, replacing Alan Greenspan. During the economic meltdown of 2008, Bernanke worked to stabilize the banking industry.