The longest-serving Fed chair after William McChesney Martin guided the U.S. economy through a decade-long boom, but later faced criticism for policies many blamed for the 2008 financial crisis and global recession

A market maestro to some, he was criticized by others—including himself—for having too much faith in self-regulating markets.

During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the…

Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who led the US Federal Reserve for almost 19 years and helped steer the world's largest economy through periods of growth and crisis, has…