Ben Bernanke date of birth:
December 13, 1953
How old is Ben Bernanke?
72
Where was Ben Bernanke born?
Augusta, United States
What is Ben Bernanke nationality?
American
What is Ben Bernanke's occupation?
Educator
Short Biography
Ben Shalom Bernanke (/bərˈnæŋki/ bər-NANG-kee; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist at the Brookings Institution who served two terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States from 2006 to 2014. During his tenure as chairman, Bernanke oversaw the Federal Reserve's response to the late-2000s financial crisis. Before becoming Federal Reserve chairman, Bernanke was a tenured professor at Princeton University and chaired the department of economics there from 1996 to September 2002, when he went on public service leave.