Paul Adolph Volcker Jr. (September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was an American economist who served as the 12th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987.

Paul A. Volcker became chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on August 6, 1979. He was reappointed for a second term on August 6, 1983, and served until August 11, 1987. …

Volcker served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1975 to 1979, and in 1979 U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter appointed him to head the Federal Reserve System at a time when inflation …

Paul Volcker became president on August 1, 1975, at the age of 47. As president, he also served as vice chairman of the FOMC. Previously he served in a variety of positions with the Treasury, Chase …

Paul Adolph Volcker, born in 1927 in Cape May, New Jersey, is best known as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan (from August …

Dec 9, 2019 · Paul Volcker, the Federal Reserve board chairman who vanquished the scourge of inflation that ravaged America’s prestige and power in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died at the …

Jul 30, 2025 · News about Paul A. Volcker, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Dec 9, 2019 · Paul Volcker, the former head of the US central bank who was known for fighting inflation, has died at the age of 92.

Paul Volcker was a model public servant, not only his service as Fed Chair, but also in his work on international economic policy at the Treasury, and in his service in many other realms.

Dec 18, 2019 · Learn about former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker (1927–2019) and his impact on American economic policy, the gold standard, and inflation.