==Career==
Bernanke was born in [[Augusta, Georgia]], later mocing moving to Dillon, South Carolina. He excelled academically, becoming class [[valedictorian]] at Dillon High School. His academic record and near perfect SAT scores led to his admission to [[Harvard]] as a member of the Class of 1975. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Bernanke chose to continue studying economics at [[MIT]] under the supervision of Professor Stanley Fischer. His PhD thesis, Long-term Commitments, Dynamic Optimization, and the Business Cycle<ref>Bernanke, Benjamin Shalom. [http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/29839/05915220.pdf;jsessionid=C904BA8087C31F4178A55E9428B84297?sequence=1 Long-term Commitments, Dynamic Optimization, and the Business Cycle]. MIT 1979.</ref>, was accepted in May 1979. He has taught at [[Stanford]], New York University (NYU), and [[Princeton University|Princeton]]. Dr. Bernanke joined the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2002. Dr. Bernanke and his wife, Anna, have two children.<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1026/p01s01-usec.html</ref>
Bernanke is a Republican and was appointed to the Federal Reserve Board, and elevated to Chairman, by Republican President, [[George W. Bush]]; he was confirmed by the Senate in 2006.