William McChesney Martin

William McChesney Martin, chairman of the Federal Reserve in the 1950s and ’60s, once characterized the Fed’s job as being ready “to take away the punch bowl just when the party gets going.”

Ben Bernanke

Ben Bernanke, then chairman of America’s Federal Reserve, was a student of the Great Depression and fully acknowledged that Ben Bernanke's institution could not afford to make the same mistake twice.

Allan Greenspan

Allan Greenspan, then chairman of the Federal Reserve, had the novel idea of letting the economy keep growing—even though unemployment was extremely low—until there were actual signs of inflation.

Paul Volcker

During that time, Gordon Richardson was still Bank of England Governor, Karl Otto Pohl was still Bundesbank President, Fritz Leutwiler was still Swiss National Bank Chairman, and Paul Volcker was still Chairman of the US Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan got immense fillips based on the immediate returns over the long tally profitableness and even endurance of the company.