Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan Dies at 100
NBC reported Greenspan died of complications of Parkinson’s disease after 18 years leading the Federal Reserve through booms and crises.
- Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, died at 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease, his wife Andrea Mitchell confirmed on June 22, 2026.
- Greenspan served as Fed chairman for 18 years under four U.S. presidents, overseeing a historic economic expansion from 1991 to 2001 and responding to crises such as the 1987 stock market crash.
- He was praised for his crisis management but criticized for policies promoting financial deregulation and oversight failures that contributed to the 2007-08 financial crisis.
- After retiring in 2006, Greenspan became a consultant and author and received honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and an honorary knighthood.
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Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve and one of the most well-known figures in the financial world, died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 100.
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Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on Monday aged 100, his wife said. Greenspan, who exerted a powerful influence on the U.S. economy during his tenure at the helm of the Fed from August 1987 to January 2006, died at his home from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, Andrea Mitchell said in a statement. “He w…
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