William McDonough | |
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President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York | |
In office July 19, 1993 – July 21, 2003 | |
Preceded by | E. Gerald Corrigan |
Succeeded by | Timothy F. Geithner |
Personal details | |
Born | William Joseph McDonough April 21, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | January 22, 2018 Waccabuc, New York, U.S. | (aged 83)
Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) Georgetown University (MA) |
William Joseph McDonough (April 21, 1934[1] – January 22, 2018) was an American economist. He was president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1993 to 2003. He was also on the board of the Bank for International Settlements and chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Prior to joining the Fed, McDonough had a six-year career with the U.S. State Department followed by a 22-year career at First Chicago Corporation. After leaving the Fed he was the first chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for three years, and then became vice chairman and senior advisor to the CEO at Merrill Lynch in early 2006, retiring at the end of 2009.