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{{Short description|American economist and government official (born 1944)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Susan Phillips
|name = Susan Phillips
|image = Susan Phillips (13896598810) (cropped).jpg
|image = Susan Phillips (13896598810) (cropped).jpg
|office = Member of the [[Federal Reserve Board of Governors]]
|office = Member of the [[Federal Reserve Board of Governors]]
|nominator = [[George H.W. Bush]]
|president = [[George H. W. Bush]]
|term_start = December 2, 1991
|term_start = December 2, 1991
|term_end = June 30, 1998
|term_end = June 30, 1998
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|education = [[Agnes Scott College]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Louisiana State University|Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge]] {{small|([[Master of Science|MS]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}}
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'''Susan Meredith Phillips''' (born January 23, 1944) is an American economist who served as a Governor of the [[Federal Reserve Board]] and Dean of [[The George Washington University School of Business]].
'''Susan Meredith Phillips''' (born January 23, 1944) is an American economist who served as a member of the [[Federal Reserve Board of Governors]] from 1991 to 1998. She was the third woman to sit on the Board. After leaving the Fed, Phillips served as dean of the [[George Washington University School of Business]] from 1998 to 2010.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Susan Phillips was born January 23, 1944 in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref name="NNDB">{{cite web |title=Susan M. Phillips |url=https://www.nndb.com/people/506/000128122/ |website=www.nndb.com |publisher=Notable Names Database |accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref> As part of a military family she spent time in [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Louisiana]] and lived abroad in [[Germany]] and The [[United Kingdom]]. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from [[Agnes Scott College]] in 1967. At [[Louisiana State University]] she studied to receive a master's degree in finance and insurance in 1971, and a [[PhD]] in finance and economics in 1973.<ref name="FedHist">{{cite web |title=Susan M. Phillips {{!}} Federal Reserve History |url=https://www.federalreservehistory.org/people/susan_m_phillips |website=www.federalreservehistory.org |publisher=Federal Reserve History |accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref>
Susan Phillips was born January 23, 1944, in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref name="NNDB">{{cite web |title=Susan M. Phillips |url=https://www.nndb.com/people/506/000128122/ |website=www.nndb.com |publisher=Notable Names Database |accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref> As part of a military family she spent time in [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Louisiana]] and lived abroad in [[Germany]] and The [[United Kingdom]]. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from [[Agnes Scott College]] in 1967. At [[Louisiana State University]] she studied to receive a master's degree in finance and insurance in 1971, and a [[PhD]] in finance and economics in 1973.<ref name="FedHist">{{cite web |title=Susan M. Phillips {{!}} Federal Reserve History |url=https://www.federalreservehistory.org/people/susan_m_phillips |website=www.federalreservehistory.org |publisher=Federal Reserve History |accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref>


== Academic career ==
== Academic career ==
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Phillips went on to lead the University of Iowa's finances. Serving first as acting Associate Vice President for Finance and University Services in 1979, she was confirmed as an Associate Vice President of Finance and University Services in 1980. Her tenure at the University of Iowa was interrupted by her departure to work at the [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]] in 1981, but she returned as Vice President in 1987 where she continued to work until appointed to the Federal Reserve.<ref name="FedHist" />
Phillips went on to lead the University of Iowa's finances. Serving first as acting Associate Vice President for Finance and University Services in 1979, she was confirmed as an Associate Vice President of Finance and University Services in 1980. Her tenure at the University of Iowa was interrupted by her departure to work at the [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]] in 1981, but she returned as Vice President in 1987 where she continued to work until appointed to the Federal Reserve.<ref name="FedHist" />


== Political Service ==
== Government service ==
Phillips was appointed a commissioner on the [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]] in 1981.<ref name="FedHist" /> When she was appointed chair of the commission in 1983 she became the first female to lead a US financial regulatory agency.<ref name="Price">{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Jennifer |title=Saying Goodbye to Dean Susan Phillips |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/saying-goodbye-dean-susan-phillips |website=GW Today |accessdate=29 June 2019 |language=en |date=April 29, 2010}}</ref> She resigned in 1987 to return to the University of Iowa.
Phillips was appointed a commissioner on the [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]] in 1981.<ref name="FedHist" /> When elevated commission's chair in 1983, she became the first woman to lead a US financial regulatory agency.<ref name="Price">{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Jennifer |title=Saying Goodbye to Dean Susan Phillips |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/saying-goodbye-dean-susan-phillips |website=GW Today |accessdate=29 June 2019 |language=en |date=April 29, 2010}}</ref> She resigned in 1987 to return to the University of Iowa.


In September 1991 Phillips was appointed by President [[George H. W. Bush]] to serve the remainder of [[Martha R. Seger]]'s term as a governor of the [[Federal Reserve Board]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nasar |first1=Sylvia |title=BUSINESS PEOPLE; Ex-Head of C.F.T.C. Eager to Begin Fed Job |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/12/business/business-people-ex-head-of-cftc-eager-to-begin-fed-job.html |accessdate=29 June 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=12 November 1991}}</ref> When she was sworn in on December 2, 1991 she became the third woman to hold that title. Her appointment, along with that of [[Lawrence Lindsey]], was initially seen as key to building support in the [[Federal Open Markets Committee]] for lower interest rates.<ref name="Murray">{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Alan |last2=Wessel |first2=David |title=Changing Its Course, The Fed Boldly Tries To Bolster Economy |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112404146344412619 |accessdate=29 June 2019 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=December 23, 1991}}</ref> Her term expired on January 31, 1998, but she continued to serve on the board until June 30, 1998 since no successor had been appointed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Federal Reserve Gov. Phillips to Resign |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-05-fi-46398-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=5 May 1998}}</ref>
In September 1991, Phillips was appointed by President [[George H. W. Bush]] to serve the remainder of [[Martha R. Seger]]'s term as a governor of the [[Federal Reserve Board]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nasar |first1=Sylvia |title=BUSINESS PEOPLE; Ex-Head of C.F.T.C. Eager to Begin Fed Job |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/12/business/business-people-ex-head-of-cftc-eager-to-begin-fed-job.html |accessdate=29 June 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=12 November 1991}}</ref> With her swearing in on December 2, 1991, she became the third woman to hold that post. Phillips' appointment, along with that of [[Lawrence Lindsey]], was initially seen as key to building support in the [[Federal Open Market Committee]] for lower interest rates.<ref name="Murray">{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Alan |last2=Wessel |first2=David |title=Changing Its Course, The Fed Boldly Tries To Bolster Economy |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112404146344412619 |accessdate=29 June 2019 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=December 23, 1991}}</ref>
Later installment of [[Janet Yellen]] as governor makes the first time that two women have sat on the Federal Reserve Board.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marshall |first=Jonathan |date=December 4, 1995 |title=OM ECONOMICS -- Breaking The Male Bastion |url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/OM-ECONOMICS-Breaking-The-Male-Bastion-3018737.php |url-status=live |work=San Francisco Chronicle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326132819/https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/OM-ECONOMICS-Breaking-The-Male-Bastion-3018737.php |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2001 |issn=1932-8672}}</ref>
Her term expired on January 31, 1998, but she continued to serve on the board until June 30, 1998 since no successor had been appointed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Federal Reserve Gov. Phillips to Resign |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-05-fi-46398-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=5 May 1998}}</ref>


== The George Washington University ==
== George Washington University ==
After leaving the Federal Reserve in 1998 Susan Phillips became [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of [[The George Washington University School of Business]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. While dean, she oversaw fundraising and construction efforts as the school rose in rank.<ref name="Thadani">{{cite news |last1=Thadani |first1=Saira |title=Phillips: Fundraising is key for next dean |url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2010/04/15/phillips-fundraising-is-key-for-next-dean/ |accessdate=29 June 2019 |work=The GW Hatchet |date=15 April 2010}}</ref>
After leaving the Federal Reserve in 1998 Susan Phillips became [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of the [[George Washington University School of Business]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] While dean, she oversaw fundraising and construction efforts as the school rose in rank.<ref name="Thadani">{{cite news |last1=Thadani |first1=Saira |title=Phillips: Fundraising is key for next dean |url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2010/04/15/phillips-fundraising-is-key-for-next-dean/ |accessdate=29 June 2019 |work=The GW Hatchet |date=15 April 2010}}</ref>


==Reitrement==
==Retirement==
Phillips retired from George Washington University in June 2010, intending to return to [[Fort Walton Beach, Florida]], where she grew up.<ref name="Price" />
Phillips retired from George Washington University in June 2010, intending to return to [[Fort Walton Beach, Florida]], where she grew up.<ref name="Price" />


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== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/files/susan-m-phillip-interview-20110630.pdf Federal Reserve Board Oral History Project: Interview with Susan M. Phillips]
*[https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/files/susan-m-phillip-interview-20110630.pdf Federal Reserve Board Oral History Project: Interview with Susan M. Phillips]
*[https://www.minneapolisfed.org/publications_papers/pub_display.cfm?id=3752& Interview with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]
*[https://www.minneapolisfed.org/publications_papers/pub_display.cfm?id=3752& Interview with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]


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Latest revision as of 00:40, 19 December 2024

Susan Phillips
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
In office
December 2, 1991 – June 30, 1998
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byMartha Seger
Succeeded bySusan Bies
Personal details
Born (1944-01-23) January 23, 1944 (age 80)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
EducationAgnes Scott College (BA)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (MS, PhD)

Susan Meredith Phillips (born January 23, 1944) is an American economist who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1991 to 1998. She was the third woman to sit on the Board. After leaving the Fed, Phillips served as dean of the George Washington University School of Business from 1998 to 2010.

Early life and education

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Susan Phillips was born January 23, 1944, in Richmond, Virginia.[1] As part of a military family she spent time in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and lived abroad in Germany and The United Kingdom. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Agnes Scott College in 1967. At Louisiana State University she studied to receive a master's degree in finance and insurance in 1971, and a PhD in finance and economics in 1973.[2]

Academic career

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After a brief period as an assistant professor at Louisiana State, Phillips became an assistant professor of business administration at the University of Iowa from 1974 to 1976. After working as an economic policy fellow at the Brookings Institution in 1976 and 1977 she returned to the University of Iowa in 1978 as an associate professor.[2]

Phillips went on to lead the University of Iowa's finances. Serving first as acting Associate Vice President for Finance and University Services in 1979, she was confirmed as an Associate Vice President of Finance and University Services in 1980. Her tenure at the University of Iowa was interrupted by her departure to work at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 1981, but she returned as Vice President in 1987 where she continued to work until appointed to the Federal Reserve.[2]

Government service

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Phillips was appointed a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 1981.[2] When elevated commission's chair in 1983, she became the first woman to lead a US financial regulatory agency.[3] She resigned in 1987 to return to the University of Iowa.

In September 1991, Phillips was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to serve the remainder of Martha R. Seger's term as a governor of the Federal Reserve Board.[4] With her swearing in on December 2, 1991, she became the third woman to hold that post. Phillips' appointment, along with that of Lawrence Lindsey, was initially seen as key to building support in the Federal Open Market Committee for lower interest rates.[5] Later installment of Janet Yellen as governor makes the first time that two women have sat on the Federal Reserve Board.[6] Her term expired on January 31, 1998, but she continued to serve on the board until June 30, 1998 since no successor had been appointed.[7]

George Washington University

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After leaving the Federal Reserve in 1998 Susan Phillips became Dean of the George Washington University School of Business in Washington, D.C. While dean, she oversaw fundraising and construction efforts as the school rose in rank.[8]

Retirement

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Phillips retired from George Washington University in June 2010, intending to return to Fort Walton Beach, Florida, where she grew up.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Susan M. Phillips". www.nndb.com. Notable Names Database. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Susan M. Phillips | Federal Reserve History". www.federalreservehistory.org. Federal Reserve History. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Price, Jennifer (April 29, 2010). "Saying Goodbye to Dean Susan Phillips". GW Today. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ^ Nasar, Sylvia (12 November 1991). "BUSINESS PEOPLE; Ex-Head of C.F.T.C. Eager to Begin Fed Job". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ^ Murray, Alan; Wessel, David (December 23, 1991). "Changing Its Course, The Fed Boldly Tries To Bolster Economy". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. ^ Marshall, Jonathan (December 4, 1995). "OM ECONOMICS -- Breaking The Male Bastion". San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2001.
  7. ^ "Federal Reserve Gov. Phillips to Resign". Los Angeles Times. 5 May 1998.
  8. ^ Thadani, Saira (15 April 2010). "Phillips: Fundraising is key for next dean". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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Government offices
Preceded by
Martha Seger
 Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
1991–1998 		Succeeded by
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