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Guggenheim Fellowship
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Stanley Fischer
1943-10-15 – 2025-05-31
Life & Legacy
Stanley Fischer (Hebrew: סטנלי פישר; October 15, 1943 – May 31, 2025) was an American and Israeli economist who served as the 20th vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2017. Fischer previously served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Israel from 2005 to 2013. Born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), he held dual citizenship in Israel and the United States. He previously served as First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and as Chief Economist of the World Bank. On January 10, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Fischer to the position of Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve. On September 6, 2017, Fischer announced that he was resigning as vice-chair for personal reasons effective October 13, 2017. He was a senior advisor at BlackRock.
Occupation & Career
economist, pedagogue, writer, banker, university teacher, governor
Education
London School of Economics and Political Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Faith & Community
Judaism
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Guggenheim Fellowship; Bernhard Harms Prize; Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association; Fellow of the Econometric Society; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Bernhard Harms Prize · Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association · Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Fellow of the Econometric Society · Guggenheim Fellowship · Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy
Church
Judaism
Employer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · MIT Department of Economics · MIT Sloan School of Management · University of Chicago · University of Oxford
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Econometric Society
Education & Institutions
London School of Economics and Political Science · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Bernhard Harms Prize
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Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
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Fellow of the Econometric Society
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Award
Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy
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Faith Community
Judaism
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Sources & Provenance
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