Stanley Fischer
American and Israeli economist
Died when: 81 years 228 days (979 months)Star Sign: Libra
Stanley Fischer (Hebrew: ????? ????; born October 15, 1943) is an Israeli American economist who served as the 20th Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2017.
Fisher previously served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Israel from 2005 to 2013.Born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), he holds dual citizenship in Israel and the United States.
He previously served as First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and Chief Economist of the World Bank.
On January 10, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Fischer to be Vice-Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors.He is a senior advisor at Blackrock.
On September 6, 2017, Stanley Fischer announced that he was resigning as Vice-Chairman for personal reasons effective October 13, 2017, just before his 74th birthday.
