Birthdate: September 5, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 8, 2019
Paul Volcker, an American economist, served as the 12th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. He is renowned for effectively addressing high inflation levels in the US during the 1970s and early 1980s through his measures, famously known as the Volcker shock. Before leading the Fed, he was the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Following his tenure at the Fed, Volcker chaired the Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Obama during the subprime mortgage crisis.
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