Greenspan

[green-span]

noun

1. Alan, born 1926, U.S. economist: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1987–2006.

Example Sentences

If such outcomes become the norm, they would break from a culture of consensus that took root after 1994, when Chairman Alan Greenspan was caught off-guard by colleagues who wanted to raise rates faster than he did.

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“After that, I think he said, ‘I don’t want to be surprised again,’” said Donald Kohn, then an adviser to Greenspan who went on to serve as a Fed governor.

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Greenspan responded by building consensus more carefully in between meetings, and his successors continued the practice.

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Like Mr. Lebovitz, Dorie Greenspan honed her skills with the masters.

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Ms. Greenspan found her recipe for Mix-It-Up Citrus Loaf Cake at L’Agrumiste, an all-things-citrus boutique in Paris.

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