Anthony M. Solomon, born December 27, 1919, was Undersecretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs during the Carter administration, and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York between 1980 and 1985. Born in Arlington, New Jersey, Solomon was educated at the University of Chicago, receiving an economics BA in 1941. He later received his masters and doctorate degrees from Harvard University in, respectively, 1948 and 1950. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in the Johnson administration between between 1965 and 1969, and again as Undersecretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs from 1977 to 1980. He was appointed President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on April 1, 1980. Solomon was a major donor to the Peterson Institute in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ Institute for International Economics renamed in honour of founding chairman Peter G. Peterson. The Peterson Institute (October 24th, 2006).
External links
- Anthony M. Solomon at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York website
| Preceded by Paul Volcker |
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1980 - 1985 |
Succeeded by E. Gerald Corrigan |
