Jacob A. Frenkel

Jacob Frenkel
Governor of the Bank of Israel
In office 1991–2000
Preceded by	Michael Bruno
Succeeded by	David Klein
Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund
In office 1987–1991
President	Michel Camdessus
Preceded by	William Hood
Succeeded by	Michael Mussa
Personal details
Born	Jacob Aharon Frenkel (1943-02-08) 8 February 1943 (age 81) Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Education	Hebrew University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD)
Academic career
Institution	University of Chicago (1973–1987) International Monetary Fund (1987–1991) Bank of Israel (1991–2000) Merrill Lynch (2000–2004) Group of Thirty American International Group (2004–preset) JPMorgan Chase (2009–present)
Field	Economics
Doctoral advisor	Robert Mundell

Jacob Aharon Frenkel (Hebrew: יעקב אהרן פרנקל; born 8 February 1943)^[1][2][3] is an Israeli economist and the Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International. He served as Governor of the Bank of Israel between 1991 and 2000.