Jacob A Frenkel
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Jacob A Frenkel, born in 1943, is an Israeli economist and businessman.
Frenkel studied economics and political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and gained an M.A. and doctorate in economics at the University of Chicago. He was a faculty member of the university from 1973 to 1987, where he was appointed David Rockefeller Professor of International Economics.
From 1987 till 1991, he served as Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund.
Between 1991 and 2000 he served as Governor of the Bank of Israel.
He is currently Vice-Chairman of American International Group, the American insurance corporation. He is also Chairman of the Washington based economics organisation, the Group of Thirty.
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