Eugene Meyer (financier)

Eugene Meyer
1st President of the World Bank Group
In office June 18, 1946 – December 18, 1946
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John J. McCloy
5th Chairman of the Federal Reserve
In office September 16, 1930 – May 10, 1933
President	Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Roy A. Young
Succeeded by	Eugene Robert Black
Member of the Federal Reserve Board
In office September 16, 1930 – May 10, 1933
President	Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Edmund Platt
Succeeded by	Eugene Robert Black
Personal details
Born	Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-10-31)October 31, 1875 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1959(1959-07-17) (aged 83) Washington, D.C.[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Agnes Ernst ​ ​ (m. 1910)​
Children	5, including Florence and Katharine
Parent(s)	Marc Eugene Meyer Harriet Newmark
Relatives	Joseph Newmark (grandfather)
Education	Yale University (BA)
Occupation	Banker, businessman, financier, newspaper publisher

Eugene Isaac Meyer (October 31, 1875 – July 17, 1959) was an American banker, businessman, financier, and newspaper publisher. Through his public career, he served as the 5th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1930 to 1933 and was the first president of the World Bank Group from June to December 1946. Meyer published The Washington Post from 1933 to 1946, and the paper stayed in his family throughout the rest of the 20th century.

His daughter, Katharine "Kay" Graham, took the Post over in 1963 and remained its titular head until her death in 2001.