{"id":97450,"date":"2026-05-25T16:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=97450"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:31:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:31:49","slug":"who-is-kevin-warsh-the-new-federal-reserve-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/who-is-kevin-warsh-the-new-federal-reserve-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Kevin Warsh \u2014 the new Federal Reserve chair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Kevin Maxwell Warsh is the 17th chair of the United States Federal Reserve (the Fed), taking office<\/a> on 22 May 2026.<\/li>\n
  2. A supporter of cryptocurrencies, from whom a loosening of monetary policy is expected.<\/li>\n
  3. A former adviser to the 43rd president, George W. Bush, and a senior executive at Morgan Stanley.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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    Early years<\/h2>\n

    Warsh was born<\/a> on 13 April 1970 in New York state, United States. He was the third child in the family. His father was an entrepreneur who owned several companies; his mother was a journalist and author.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    The future official attended a public school and then went to Stanford University. In 1992 he earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in public policy with an emphasis on economics and statistics. He continued at Harvard Law School, receiving a Juris Doctor in 1995.<\/p>\n

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    Kevin Warsh. Source: WSJ<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Unlike many predecessors as Fed chair, Warsh is not a traditional economist but rather a specialist in financial regulation and law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Banking and political experience<\/h2>\n

      Immediately after Harvard, Warsh went into investment banking. From 1995 to 2002 he worked at Morgan Stanley, rising to vice-president and executive director in the New York mergers and acquisitions group.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      Colleagues and partners noted his negotiating skills and ability to execute complex corporate deals. His Wall Street experience later proved crucial during one of America\u2019s toughest financial crises.<\/p>\n

      In 2002 Warsh left banking for public service in the George W. Bush administration. He served as executive secretary of the White House National Economic Council and then as special assistant to the president for economic policy.<\/p>\n

      In 2006 Bush nominated Warsh to be one of the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      First stint at the Fed\u00a0<\/h2>\n

      At 35, Warsh became the youngest official ever to hold that post. In office he combined administrative and diplomatic roles, serving as the Fed\u2019s representative to the G20<\/span> and as an emissary to Asian economies.<\/p>\n

      His main baptism of fire was the 2008 financial crisis. During the Great Recession, Warsh acted<\/a> as a bridge between banks and the Fed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      He served as a \u201ctranslator\u201d from the markets\u2019 language into that of the regulator, advising chairman Ben Bernanke on what was really happening in the economy.<\/p>\n

      The official took a direct role in the rescue of American International Group and in arranging the emergency sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan to avert a systemic collapse.<\/p>\n

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      \u201cWarsh brought enormous real-world experience; he knew those people on Wall Street and understood the difference between when they were pressing their case and when they were giving us reliable information \u2014 and that was very, very valuable,\u201d recalls former Fed vice-chair Don Kohn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

      At the same time Warsh aggressively criticised<\/a> the programme of quantitative easing (QE) introduced by the regulator amid the crisis. He feared that sharp rate cuts could unleash uncontrollable inflation.<\/p>\n

      He was the only policymaker to oppose the second round of QE and publicly voiced concern over the Fed\u2019s decision to buy $600 billion in bonds to push down rates and spur bank lending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Path to the chair<\/h2>\n

      After leaving the Fed he joined the G30, an international group of financiers and economists. Over the same period he also held other posts:\u00a0<\/p>\n