Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has died at 100, the Fed says

Alan Greenspan, longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve, dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, Fed chairman 1987–2006, died at 100. His era spanned the 1990s tech boom and 2008 crash; critics blame low rates and deregulation for inflating both—a lesson: monetary policy directly shapes startup valuations, funding cycles, and systemic risk.