Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. After leaving the Federal Reserve, he was appointed a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution. Wikipedia
Born: 1953 (age 70 years), Augusta, GA
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979), Dillon High School (1971), Harvard University, and more
Spouse: Anna Friedmann (m. 1978)
Academic advisor: Stanley Fischer
Organization founded: The Bendheim Center for Finance