Donald Kohn

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Don Kohn
18th Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve
In office June 23, 2006 – June 23, 2010
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Roger Ferguson
Succeeded by	Janet Yellen
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
In office August 5, 2002 – September 1, 2010
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Laurence Meyer
Succeeded by	Sarah Bloom Raskin
Personal details
Born	Donald Lewis Kohn (1942-11-07) November 7, 1942 (age 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Gail Kohn
Children	2
Education	College of Wooster (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD)

Donald Lewis Kohn (born November 7, 1942) is an American economist who served as the 18th vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2010. Prior to his term as vice chair, Kohn served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, taking office in 2002. Fed's veteran, he retired after 40 years at the central bank, currently serving on the Financial Policy Committee for the Bank of England and as a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.^[1]