Alan Greenspan, Who Led the Federal Reserve for 18 Years, Dies at 100

Alan Greenspan died Monday at his home in Washington at the age of 100. Andrea Mitchell, his wife of 29 years, confirmed the death and said it resulted from complications of Parkinson’s disease. The Federal Reserve issued a statement noting with deep sadness the passing of its former chair.

Greenspan served as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He was appointed by President Reagan and held the position under Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

His 18-and-a-half-year term ranks as the second-longest in the central bank’s history. Born in New York City on March 6, 1926, Greenspan studied clarinet at Juilliard before earning bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in economics from New York University.