E. Gerald Corrigan
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E. Gerald Corrigan (born June 13, 1941) is an American banker and former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.[1] He became a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in 1996.[2]
Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Corrigan earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Fairfield University in 1963. He received a master's degree in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1971, both in economics, from Fordham University.[2]
In 1968, he began his career at the New York Federal Reserve, where he remained for twenty-five years, becoming Vice President in 1976, before becoming special assistant to Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Paul Volcker in Washington, D.C. He went on to serve as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1984 and New York Federal Reserve President from 1985 until 1993.
From 1991 to 1993 he was Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
He joined Goldman Sachs in 1994, and has been a Managing Director since 1996, where he serves as co-chair of both the Risk Committee and the Global Compliance and Controls Committee. In 1994 Corrigan also joined the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty.
[edit] References
- ^ E. Gerald Corrigan - Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ a b E. Gerald Corrigan: Biographical Summary (PDF). University of North Texas. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
[edit] External links
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York Profile
- E. Gerald Corrigan gives $5 million to Fairfield University
| Preceded by Anthony M. Solomon |
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1985 - 1993 |
Succeeded by William J. McDonough |
