Background
Poole, William was born on June 19, 1937 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William and Louise (Hiller) Poole.
Poole, William was born on June 19, 1937 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William and Louise (Hiller) Poole.
AB, Swarthmore College, 1959. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Swarthmore College, 1989. Master of Business Administration, University Chicago, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1966.
Assistant professor political economy Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1963-1969. Professorial lecturer American University, Washington, 1970-1971. Associate professorial lecturer George Washington University, 1971-1973.
Professorial lecturer Georgetown University, 1972. Visiting lecturer Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1974, 77. Bank Mees and Hope visiting professor economics Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1991.
Professor economics Brown University, Providence, 1974-1998, director center for study finance markets and institutes, 1987-1992, chairman economics department, 1981-1982, 85-86. Economist Federal Reserve Systems, Washington, 1964, 69-70, senior economist, 1970-1974. President, Chief Executive Officer Federal Reserve Bank St. Louis, 1998—2008.
Senior fellow The Cato Institute, since 2008. Distinguished fellow in residence University Delaware, since 2008. Adviser Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, 1973-1974, consultant, 1974-1981.
Visiting economist Reserve Bank of Australia, 1980-1981. Member Council Economic Advisers, 1982-1985. Adjunct scholar Cato Institute, 1985-1998.
Director United Way Gr. St. Louis; board trustees Webster University. Member American Economic Association, Western Economic Association (member international executive committee 1986-1989, member nominating committee 1995).
Married Mary Lynne Ahroon, June 26, 1960 (divorced May 1997). Married Gerladine South. Stroud, July 12, 1997. Children: William, Lester Allen, Jonathan Carl.