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| 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 (1942-11-07) November 7, 1942 (age 82) 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.
Early life and family
Kohn was born to Jewish family in Philadelphia and raised in Elkins Park, 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. Kohn and his wife, Gail, have two children, Laura Kohn and Jeffrey Kohn. He is also a grandfather to Laura's children Aidan and Lila, and Jeffrey's children Maya and Quinlan.
Career
Kohn is a veteran of the Federal Reserve System. Before becoming a member of the Board, he served on its staff as 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).
Kohn took office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve on August 5, 2002 for a full term ending January 31, 2016. On May 18, 2006, the White House announced that Kohn had been nominated by President George W. Bush to replace Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. as the new vice chairman of the Federal Reserve System for a four-year term. The United States Senate approved his nomination, and Kohn began serving his four-year term as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on June 23, 2006.
Upon the completion of this term as Vice-Chairman on June 23, 2010, Kohn retired from the Federal Reserve. When Kohn announced his retirement on March 1, 2010, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said, "The Federal Reserve and the country owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Don Kohn for his invaluable contributions over 40 years of public service."
He was appointed to the Bank of England's Interim Financial Policy Committee on 17 February 2011. Don is the Senior Economic Strategist at the Potomac Research Group, consulting on the U.S. economy.
Economic views and honors
Kohn has written extensively on issues related to monetary policy and its implementation by the Federal Reserve. These works were published in volumes issued by various organizations, including the Federal Reserve System, the Bank of England, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Korea, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Brookings Institution.
He was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award from The Money Marketeers of New York University (2002), the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Wooster (1998), and the Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws, from the College of Wooster (2006).
References
- "Donald Kohn". May 6, 2016.
- ^ Wooster Alumni Bulletin: "Distinguished Alumni Award: Donald L. Kohn '64" June 1998
- "DealBook". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- "Donald Kohn – Member of the Financial Policy Committee, Bank of England". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- "Hedgeye Risk Management". Hedgeye.
External links
- Adapted from public domain biography at the Federal Reserve website.
- University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Statements and Speeches of Donald L. Kohn
- Appearances on C-SPAN
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byLaurence Meyer | Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors 2002–2010 |
Succeeded bySarah Bloom Raskin |
| Preceded byRoger W. Ferguson, Jr. | Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve 2006–2010 |
Succeeded byJanet Yellen |
- 1942 births
- 20th-century American Jews
- College of Wooster alumni
- Living people
- People associated with the Bank of England
- Scientists from Philadelphia
- University of Michigan alumni
- Vice Chairs of the Federal Reserve
- Obama administration personnel
- George W. Bush administration personnel
- 21st-century American Jews
- Brookings Institution people
- Federal Reserve economists