William Poole (economist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

William Poole (economist)

economist and Federal Reserve Bank executive

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1937

Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Profession: economist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

William Poole (born June 19, 1937) was the eleventh chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Louis.
He took office on March 23, 1998 and began serving his full term on March 1, 2001.
In 2007, he served as a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, bringing his District's perspective to policy discussions in Washington.
Poole stepped down from the Fed on March 31, 2008. Poole is Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, Senior Advisor to Merk Investments and, as of fall 2008, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Delaware.