Ben Bernanke

Ben Bernanke is an American economist who served as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, from 2006 to 2014. He is well-known for his role during the 2008 financial crisis, where he implemented measures to stabilize the economy, including lowering interest rates and promoting quantitative easing—buying government securities to increase money supply. Bernanke's academic work focused on monetary policy and the causes of the Great Depression, and he is recognized for his crisis management and efforts to prevent economic collapse during turbulent times.