Donald Kohn

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BornDonald Lewis Kohn
November 7, 1942
 Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  U.S.
Alma mater •  College of Wooster
•  University of Michigan
Children Laura Jeffrey
Spouse Gail Kohn
Member ofCouncil on Foreign Relations/Members J-L

Dr Donald Lewis Kohn is an American economist who was Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2010. Prior to his term as vice chairman, Kohn appointed as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2002. Fed's veteran, he retired after 40 years at the central bank, currently serving on the Financial Policy Committee for the Bank of England and as a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.[1]

Early life and family

Kohn was born to Jewish family in Philadelphia and raised in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.[2] He received a B.A. in economics in 1964 from The College of Wooster and a Ph.D. in economics in 1971 from the University of Michigan.[2] Kohn and his wife, Gail, have two children, Laura Kohn and Jeffrey Kohn.[2] He is also a grandfather to Laura's children Aidan and Lila, and Jeffrey's children Maya and Quinlan.

Career

Kohn is a veteran of the Federal Reserve System. Before becoming a member of the Board, he worked on its staff as Adviser to the Board for Monetary Policy (2001–02), Secretary of the Federal Open Market Committee (1987–2002), Director of the Division of Monetary Affairs (1987–2001), and Deputy Staff Director for Monetary and Financial Policy (1983–87). He also held several positions in the Board's Division of Research and Statistics—Associate Director (1981–83), Chief of Capital Markets (1978–81), and Economist (1975–78). Dr. Kohn began his career as a Financial Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1970–75).

Kohn took office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve on August 5, 2002 for a full term ending January 31, 2016. On May 18, 2006, the White House announced that Kohn had been nominated by President George W. Bush to replace Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. as the new vice chairman of the Federal Reserve System for a four-year term. The United States Senate approved his nomination, and Kohn began serving his four-year term as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on June 23, 2006.

Upon the completion of this term as Vice-Chairman on June 23, 2010, Kohn retired from the Federal Reserve. When Kohn announced his retirement on March 1, 2010, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said, "The Federal Reserve and the country owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Don Kohn for his invaluable contributions over 40 years of public service."[3]

He was appointed to the Bank of England's Interim Financial Policy Committee on 17 February 2011.[4] Don is the Senior Economic Strategist at the Potomac Research Group, consulting on the U.S. economy.[5]

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Jackson Hole/Meeting/1986Wyoming
Jackson Hole
The 1986 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/1988The 1988 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/1989The 1989 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/199319 August 199321 August 1993The 1993 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/199629 August 199631 August 1996The 1996 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/199728 August 199730 August 1997The 1997 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/199926 August 199928 August 1999The 1999 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2000The 2000 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2002The 2002 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/200328 August 200330 August 2003US
Wyoming
Jackson Hole
The 2003 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2004The 2004 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2005The 2005 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2006The 2006 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2007The 2007 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2008The 2008 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/200920 August 200922 August 2009The 2009 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/201026 August 201028 August 2010US
Wyoming
The 2010 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/201125 August 201127 August 2011US
Wyoming
The 2011 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2012The 2012 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/2013The 2013 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/201625 August 201627 August 2016The 2016 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/201724 August 201726 August 2017The 2017 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/201823 August 201825 August 2018The 2018 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/202127 August 202127 August 20212021 central banker gathering. "What they really are doing is consolidating a global central banker's dictatorship".
Jackson Hole/Meeting/202225 August 202227 August 2022The 2022 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/202324 August 202326 August 2023The 2023 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/202422 August 202424 August 2024The 2024 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Jackson Hole/Meeting/202521 August 202525 August 2025US
Wyoming
The 2025 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
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