Michael H. Moskow, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Michael H. Moskow took office on September 1, 1994, as the eighth president
and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He serves
as a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, bringing his District's
perspective to policy discussions in Washington.
Dr. Moskow was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He received an A.B. in economics
from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1959, and a Ph.D. in business
and applied economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965. His career
includes service in the public and private sectors, as well as academia. During
the course of his career, Dr. Moskow has been confirmed by the Senate for five U.S. government positions.
He began his career teaching economics, labor relations, and management at
Temple University, Lafayette College, and Drexel University. From 1969 to 1977,
he held a number of senior positions with the U.S. government, including under '
secretary of labor at the U.S. Department of Labor, director of the Council on Wage
and Price Stability, assistant secretary for policy development and research at
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and senior staff economist
with the Council of Economic Advisers.
In 1977, Dr. Moskow joined the private sector at Esmark, Inc. in Chicago and later
held senior management positions at Northwest Industries, Dart and Kraft, Inc., and
Premark International, Inc., a spin-off from Dart and Kraft. In 1991, President Bush
appointed Dr. Moskow Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
He was responsible for trade negotiations with Japan, China, and Southeast Asian countries
as well as industries such as steel, semiconductors, and aircraft. Dr. Moskow returned
to academia in 1993, joining the faculty of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University, where he was professor of strategy and
international management at the time of his appointment as president of the Chicago Reserve Bank.
Program in Law and Economics Lecture
Tuesday, April 10
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Max L. Rowe Auditorium
