Jacob A. Frenkel

Jacob A. Frenkel
Frenkel, October 16, 2007
Born	1943 British Mandate of Palestine
Residence	U.S.
Nationality	Israeli
Fields	Economics
Institutions	JPMorgan Chase 2009-Present AIG 2004- Group of Thirty Merrill Lynch 2000-04 Bank of Israel 1991-00 IMF 1987-91 University of Chicago 1973-87
Alma mater	University of Chicago, M.A., Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, B.A.
Doctoral advisor	Robert Mundell

Jacob Aharon Frenkel (Hebrew: יעקב אהרן פרנקל‎; born in 1943) is an Israeli economist and businessman. He is the former Governor of the Bank of Israel and currently serves as Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International.

Biography

Dr. Frenkel earned a B.A. in economics and political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics at the University of Chicago.

Frenkel is currently the Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International, which executes the international strategy of the American financial services firm. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of the Group of Thirty (G-30), which is a private, nonprofit, consultative group on international economic and monetary affairs.

Frenkel served from 2004 to 2009 as Vice Chairman of American International Group (AIG) and from 2000 to 2004 as Chairman of Merrill Lynch International, as well as Chairman of Merrill Lynch’s Sovereign Advisory and Global Financial Institutions Groups. Between 1991 and 2000 he served two terms as the Governor of the Bank of Israel. He is credited with reducing inflation in Israel and achieving price stability, liberalizing Israel’s financial markets, removing foreign exchange controls, and integrating the Israeli economy into the global financial system. During 1995-1996, Frenkel served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank and, during 1999-2000, as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Between 1987 and 1991, he was the Economic Counselor and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund, and between 1973 and 1987 he was on the faculty of the University of Chicago where he held the position of the David Rockefeller Professor of International Economics and served as Editor of the Journal of Political Economy.

He is a fellow of the Econometric Society, a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a member of the International Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Trilateral Commission, a member of the board of the Council for the United States and Italy, a member of the Investment Advisory Council of the Prime Minister of Turkey, and a member of the International Advisory Council of the China Development Bank. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Awards

Dr. Frenkel received the 2002 Israel Prize in Economics, he's a recipient of the Tel-Aviv University Hugo Ramniceanu Prize for Economics, of the Czech Karel Englis Prize in Economics, of the “Order de Mayo al Merito” (in the rank of Gran Cruz) decoration from the Government of Argentina and of the “Order of Merit” (in the rank of Cavaliere di Gran Croce) decoration from the Republic of Italy. He is also a recipient of several Honorary Doctoral degrees and other decorations and awards, including the “1993 Economic Policy Award” by “Emerging Markets” and the “1997 Central Banker of the Year Award” by “Euromoney”.

Published works

• Frenkel, Jacob A. "Current Problems of the International Monetary System: Reflections on European Monetary Integration." Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv 111 (No. 2, 1975): 216-221.
• All NBER publications by Jacob Frenkel

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients