Background
Dewald, William Guenthner was born on November 9, 1928 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of William Frederick and Leah (Guenthner) Dewald.
economist federal reserve official
Dewald, William Guenthner was born on November 9, 1928 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of William Frederick and Leah (Guenthner) Dewald.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1963.
Associate economist Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis, 1957-1960. Associate professor St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1960-1962. Assistant professor University Chicago, 1962-1964.
Professor Ohio State University, Columbus, 1964-1985. Senior economist, deputy director planning and economic analysis staff United States Department of State, Washington, 1985-1992. Senior vice president, director research Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1992-1998.
Retired
Visiting scholar Reserve Bank Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, 1966-1967, Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, 1978-1979, Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, 1981. Occasional visiting expert European Central Bank, Frankfurt, 2002-2005. Director foreign economic research United States Labor Department, Washington, 1973-1974.
Consultant International Monetary Fund, 1984-1985, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1999. Advisory board Journal Money, Credit and Banking, 1984-1999. Executive in residence Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 2001.
Advisor Central Bank Iraq, Baghdad, 2004, 05.
With United States Army, 1951-1953. Member of American Economic Association.
Married Ann Peterson, March 6, 1952 (divorced 1981). Children: Jane Dewald Smirniotopoulos, Ruth Dewald Baginski, Charlotte Dewald O'Brien, Robin Dewald Yarinsky. Married Aileen Lee, March 9, 1984 (divorced 2003).