Ben Bernanke Wife
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Who is Ben Bernanke’s Wife?
Not much is known about Anna Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s wife. Born Anna Friedmann, her birthplace and date are not yet known.
Anna attended both Wellesly College and Stanford university before becoming Ben Bernanke’s wife on May 29, 1978. Four years later, Ben and Anna had their first child, Joel A. Bernanke on December 5, 1982. Allyssa Gale Bernanke was born shortly thereafter, on June 21, 1986. Anna is currently a Spanish teacher at the National Cathedral School in the Bernankes’ home state of Washington, D.C., where they moved from the Montgomery Township of New Jersey.
When Ben Bernanke succeeded Alan Greenspan as chairman of the federal reserve in the fall of 2006, he said of his wife and family, “I’d like to thank my family in attendance, especially my wife… they’ve supported my through the ups and downs.”