Walter E. Hoadley (1916 – 2003) was an American business economist, statistician, and Federal Reserve Bank chair. He served as president of the American Statistical Association and the American Finance Association.
Walter E. Hoadley | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1916 |
| Died | February 19, 2003 |
| Known for | Statistics, business economics |
| Academic career | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Career
editHoadley earned three academic degrees at the University of California, Berkeley, an A.B. in 1938, an M.A. in 1940, and a Ph.D. in economics in 1946.[1]
He went on to serve as an economics professor at UC Berkeley, and a vice president of the Bank of America.[1] Hoadley retired from the Bank of America in 1981. He developed expertise in economic forecasting, global financial markets, planning, and management.[2] The Commonwealth Club of California invited him to give public speeches 25 times.
After retiring from the Bank of America in 1981, he joined the Hoover Institution as a senior scholar.
Personal life
editHoadley married college classmate Virginia Alm and they were together more than 60 years. He was a devoted Methodist and spoke frequently of the importance of his religion to him (Miller, p.v).[3]
Publication
edit- Looking Behind the Crystal Ball: How to Use a Business Economist Successfully, 1988
References
edit- ^ a b "In memoriam." The Free Library. 2003 Springer 08 Dec. 2023
- ^ Germaine LaBerge. 2000. Interview with Walter E. Hoadley, Business Economist, Federal Reserve System Director, and University of California Regent, 1938-2000. Regional Oral History Office, University of California.
- ^ Arjay Miller, Introduction to interviews with Walter E. Hoadley, Regional Oral History Office.