Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan dead at 100

Photo: President Ronald Reagan attends the swearing-in ceremony for Alan Greenspan as Chairman of The Federal Reserve Board in the East Room – August 11, 1987. Photo credit: Reagan White House Photographs / NARA / NAID 75855619. Public Domain. Article by Victoria Guida. Politico – June 22, 2026.

Greenspan’s mystique reached almost mythic proportions during the height of his influence, but the 2008 financial crisis tarnished his reputation.

Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, who led the central bank for nearly two decades across four presidencies, has died at the age of 100 from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease, his wife, Andrea Mitchell, confirmed in a statement. An economist famous for his often inscrutable style of communication, known as “Greenspeak,” […]

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