Alan Greenspan dies at age 100

Alan Greenspan Reaches Age 100 Amid Unconfirmed Reports of Death

A statement attributed to Andrea Mitchell, chief Washington correspondent for NBC News and wife of former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, described his death at age 100 from complications of Parkinson’s disease on June 22, 2026. The statement has not been independently verified by multiple outlets or official records as of publication. Greenspan was born March 6, 1926, in Washington Heights, New York City.

Mitchell’s statement also noted Greenspan’s marriage to her since their first date in 1984 and listed his interests in baseball, the Washington Commanders, tennis, golf, and jazz. It further stated that he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 and other honors. These details remain attributed solely to the provided statement.

Greenspan served as the 13th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He was first nominated by President Ronald Reagan and later reappointed by Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. His nearly 19-year tenure spanned periods of economic expansion and contraction. Prior to the Fed role, he chaired the Council of Economic Advisers under President Gerald Ford from 1974 to 1977 and worked briefly on domestic policy for Richard Nixon’s 1968 campaign. He also served as a member of the Group of Thirty beginning in 1984.

From 1954 to 1987, Greenspan led Townsend-Greenspan & Co., an economic consulting firm in New York City. After leaving the Federal Reserve, he established Greenspan Associates LLC, providing private advisory services. He earned a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from New York University and studied briefly at Columbia University and the Juilliard School, where he focused on clarinet after graduating from George Washington High School.

During his Fed chairmanship, policy emphasized low inflation and price stability. These priorities coincided with a period later termed the Great Moderation, characterized by reduced volatility in GDP growth and inflation alongside continued economic expansion and varying unemployment rates. Greenspan was reappointed by Clinton despite opposition from some Democrats over his preference for market-oriented approaches.

Critics have pointed to the “Greenspan put,” an expansionary monetary policy stance, as contributing to the dot-com bubble’s collapse and conditions preceding the 2008 financial crisis. In testimony before Congress in 2008, Greenspan stated he had identified a flaw in his framework and expressed distress over it. He also told lawmakers there was no evidence at the time that home prices would collapse and that no regulator could have anticipated the scale of the credit event.

Greenspan maintained connections to novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, participating in her intellectual circle and adopting elements of Objectivism until her death in 1982. He authored ten books and received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the French Legion of Honour in 2000, and a knighthood as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire from the United Kingdom in 2002. An honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree was awarded by New York University in 2005.

Public records confirm Greenspan’s age reached 100 on March 6, 2026. Any announcement of his passing continues to require corroboration from primary sources beyond a single attributed statement.