Stanley Fischer

Stanley Fischer (born 15 October 1943, Norther Rhodesia [Zambia]) is the former Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist at the World Bank, the former First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, the former Vice Chairman of Citigroup, former President of Citigroup International, and present Governor of the Bank of Israel. He was offered the job of the Governor of the Bank of Israel by Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu. While Fischer became an Israeli citizen before his appointment, he had previously served as a US government adviser to Israel's economic stabilization program in 1985. Fischer was also Ben Bernanke's PhD advisor.