Cast of Characters

1. Ansiaux, Hubert, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (1957–1971).

2. Avenol, Joseph, Deputy Secretary-General (1923–1933) and Secretary-General of the League of Nations (1933–1940).

3. Baring, George Rowland Stanley, Lord Cromer, the Third Earl of Cromer, Governor of the Bank of England (1961–1966).

4. Bean, Charles R., Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy of the Bank of England (2008–2014).

5. Bernanke, Benjamin S., Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States (2006–2014).

6. Blessing, Karl, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank (1958–1969); assistant to the Reichsbank President (1929–1934); at the Reich Ministry of Economics (1934–1939).

7. Bradbury, John S., Joint Permanent Secretary to the Treasury (1913–1919); and Principal British Delegate to the Reparations Committee in Paris (1919–1925).

8. Bradbury, Sir John (later Lord), with British Treasury (1913–1919); and British Delegate, Reparation Commission (1919–1925).

9. Bridge, Roy Arthur Odell, joined the Bank of England in 1929; later UK alternate director to the European Payments Union (1950–1952); Deputy Chief Cashier (1957–1963), Adviser to the Governors (1963–1965), and Assistant to the Governors (1965–1969) at the Bank of England.

10. Brunet, Jacques, Governor of the Bank of France (1960–1969).

11. Bruning, Heinrich, German Chancellor (1930–1932).

12. Bullard, James Brian, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2008–2011).

13. Carli, Guido, Director General (1959–1960) and Governor (1960–1975) of the Bank of Italy; later Italian Minister of the Treasury (1989–1992); and President of the LUISS University of Rome, now LUISS Guido Carli (1978–1993).

14. Case, James Herbert, Deputy Governor (1917–1930) and Chairman of the Board, and Federal Reserve Agent (1930–1936) of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

15. Churchill, Winston (later the British Prime Minister), First Lord of the Admiralty (1911–1915); and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1924–1929).

16. Ciechanowski, Jan, Polish Minister to the United States (1925–1929).

17. Clemenceau, Georges, Prime Minister of France (1917–1920).

18. Cobbold, Cameron Fromanteel, Governor of the Bank of England (1949–1961).

19. Coombs, Charles, Vice President in Charge of the Foreign Department and Special Manager of the Federal Open Markets Committee, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

20. Crane, Jay E., Manager, Foreign Department (1919–1927), Assistant Deputy Governor (1928–1929), and Deputy Governor (1929–1935), Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

21. Cunliffe, Walter, Governor of the Bank of England (1913–1918).

22. Dawes, Charles G., President (1902–1921) and Chairman (1921–1925), Central Trust Co. of Illinois; American Member and Chairman, First Committee of Experts on Reparations (1924); Vice President of the United States (1925–1929); and American Ambassador to Great Britain (1929–1932).

23. de Rothschild, Édouard Alphonse James (Baron), French aristocrat and financier, Regent of the Bank of France (during the Great Depression).

24. de Wendel, François, French industrialist and politician; Regent of the Bank of France (1913–1936).

25. Dewey, Charles, Assistant Secretary to the United States Treasury (1924–2917); and Financial Adviser to the Polish government (1927).

26. Dillon, Douglas, United States Secretary of the Treasury (1961–1965); and US Under Secretary of State (1959–1961).

27. Ferguson Jr., Roger W., Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1997–1999); and Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve (1999–2006).

28. Fisher, Richard W., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2005–2015).

29. Fowler, Henry Hammill, US Secretary of the Treasury (1965–1968).

30. Franck, Louis, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (1926–1937).

31. Franks, Sir Oliver Shewell, British Ambassador to the United States (1948–1952).

32. Fraser, Leon, Director and Alternate President (1930–1933), and President (1933–1935) of the Bank for International Settlements.

33. Fukai, Eigo, Deputy Governor (1928–1935) and Governor (1935–1937), Bank of Japan; and previously Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Financial Adviser to the Japanese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.

34. Geithner, Timothy F., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2003–2009).

35. George, David Lloyd, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1916–1922).

36. Harrison, George L., Deputy Governor (1920–1929) and Governor (1928–1936); and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1936–1940).

37. Harvey, Ernest Musgrave, Chief Cashier of the Bank of England (1918 to 1925), Comptroller (1925–1928), Director (1928–1929), and Deputy Governor (1929–1936), Bank of England.

38. Hautain, Fernand, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (1923–1926).

39. Havenstein, Rudolf, President of the Reichsbank (1908–1928).

40. Hayes, Alfred, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Vice Chairman of the Federal Open Markets Committee (1956–1975).

41. Holtrop, Dr. Marius, President of De Nederlandsche Bank (1946–1967).

42. Hoover, Herbert, Director of the United States relief program in Europe (1914–1919); Secretary of Commerce of the United States (1921–1928); and President of the United States (1929–1933).

43. Hull, Cordell, Congressional Representative (1923–1931) and Senator (1931–1933), Tennessee; and US Secretary of State (1933–1944).

44. Iklé, Max, Head of Department III, Swiss National Bank (1956–1968).

45. Ingves, Stefan Nils Magnus, Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank (2006–2022).

46. Inoue, Junnosuke, Governor of the Bank of Japan (1919–1923 and 1927–1928); and Minister of Finance (1923–1924 and 1929–1931).

47. Jacobsson, Per, Chief Economist at the Bank for International Settlements (1931–1956); and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (1956–1963).

48. Jay, Pierre, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1913–1927).

49. Johnson, Lyndon B., Vice President of the United States (1961–1963); and President of the United States (1963–1969).

50. Kemmerer, Edwin W., Economics Professor at Princeton University (1912–1943); and adviser to many foreign governments (1917–1934).

51. Kennedy, John F., Congressional Representative (1947–1953) and Senator (1953–1960), Massachusetts; and President of the United States (1961–1963).

52. Keynes, John Maynard, Economist and Fellow at King's College, Cambridge University; Member of the Macmillan Committee (1919–1931); and author of The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919), A Tract of Monetary Reform (1932), The Economic Consequences of Mr. Churchill (1925), and The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (1936).

53. King, Lord Mervyn, Governor of the Bank of England (2003–2013).

54. Kohn, Donald L., Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States (2006–2010); later Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution and member of the Financial Policy Committee for the Bank of England.

55. Lacour-Gayet, Robert, Financial Attaché at the French Embassy in Washington (1924–1930); and Director of Economic Research, Bank of France (1930–1936).

56. Lamont Jr., Thomas William, Partner at J. P. Morgan & Co. (1911–1947).

57. Layton, Walter, Member of the British Liberal Party, Editor of The Economist (1922–1938).

58. Logan, James A., Unofficial American Delegate, Reparation Commission (1923–1925).

59. Luther, Hans, German Minister of Finance (1923–1925); German Chancellor (1925–1926); and President of the Reichsbank (1930–1933).

60. MacDonald, J. Ramsey, British Prime Minister (1924, 1929–1935).

61. Martin Jr., Willian McChesney, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve and Member of the Board of Governors (1951–1970).

62. McGarrah, Gates W., American Member, General Counsel of the Reichsbank (1924–1927); Chairman and Federal Reserve Agent at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1927–1930); and President of the Bank for International Settlements (1930–1933).

63. Mereilles, Henrique de Campos, Chair of the Central Bank of Brazil (2003–2010); and Minister of Finance (2016–2018).

64. Mishima, Yatarō, Governor of the Bank of Japan (1913–1919).

65. Mlynarski, Felix, Vice President of PKO Bank Polski (1924).

66. Moley, Raymond, American lawyer; and Adviser to President F. D. Roosevelt (1932–1933).

67. Moll, Victor, Governor and First Deputy of the Sveriges Riksbank (1912–1929).

68. Monnet, Jean, Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations (1919–1923); partner at Bancamerica-Blair (1925–1929); and President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (1952–1955).

69. Moreau, Émile, Governor of the Bank of France (1926–1930).

70. Moret, Clement, French Ministry of Finance (1908–1928); Deputy Governor (1928–1930) and Governor (1930–1935), Bank of France.

71. Morgan, J. P., Partner (1891–1940) and Senior Partner (1913–1940) at J. P. Morgan & Co.; Chairman of J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc. (1940–1943); and American Member, Committee of Experts on Reparations (1929).

72. Mynors, Humphrey Charles Baskerville, Deputy Secretary (1938–1949), Director (1949–1954), and Deputy Governor (1954–1964), Bank of England.

73. Norman, Montagu Collet (later Lord), Director (1907–1944), Deputy Governor (1918–1920), and Governor (1920–1944), Bank of England.

74. O’Brien, Leslie Kenneth, Governor of the Bank of England (1966–1973).

75. Oddsson, Davíð, Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland (2005–2009).

76. Ortiz Martínez, Guillermo, Governor of the Bank of Mexico (1998–2009).

77. Pallain, Georges, Governor of the Bank of France (1897–1920).

78. Parsons, Maurice Henry, joined the Bank of England in 1928, Private Secretary to the Governor of the Bank of England (1939–1943); Director of Operations at the International Monetary Fund (1947–1950); Deputy Cashier and Assistant to the Governors (1950–1957), Executive Director (1957–1966), and Deputy Governor (1966–1970), Bank of England.

79. Pierre-Koszul, Julien, Head of the Foreign Department at the Bank of France.

80. Plosser, Charles Irving, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2006–2015).

81. Pöhl, Karl Otto, President of the Bundesbank and Chairman of its Central Bank Council (1980–1991).

82. Quesnay, Pierre, General Manager and Head of the Economic Analysis Department of the Bank of France (1926–1929); and first General Manager of the BIS (1930–1937).

83. Raminsky, Louis, Governor of the Bank of Canada (1961–1973).

84. Reuff, Jacques Leon, French economist and adviser to the French government.

85. Rist, Charles, Professor at the University of Paris (1914–1926); Deputy Governor of the Bank of France (1926–1929); Financial Counselor of the National Bank of Rumania (1929).

86. Robineau, Georges, Governor of the Bank of France (1920–1926).

87. Roosa, Robert, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1946–1961); Under Secretary for Monetary Affairs at the US Treasury (1961–1964); General Partner at Brown Brothers Harriman & Company (1965–1991).

88. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Governor of New York (1929–1932); and President of the United States (1933–1945).

89. Rooth, Ivar, Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank (1929–1948).

90. Rosengren, Eric S., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2007–2021).

91. Sayers, Richard Sidney, Economist and historian specialized in the history of banking; Lecturer at the LSE and Oxford; and author of Bank of England, 1891–1944 (1976).

92. Schacht, Horace Greeley Hjalmar, President of the Reichsbank (1923–1930 and 1933–1939).

93. Schwegler, Walter, Head of Department III (1954–1956), Chairman and Head of Department I (1956–1966) of the Swiss National Bank, and Member of the Board of the Bank for International Settlements (1956–1966).

94. Sheets, Nathan, Director of the Division of International Finance at the Federal Reserve (2007–2011), and Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs (2014–2017).

95. Shirakawa, Masaaki, Deputy Governor (2008) and Governor (2008–2013) of the Bank of Japan; previously General Manager for the Americas for the Bank of Japan, and Professor at Kyoto University.

96. Siepmann, Harry A., Assistant to Finance Member, Executive Council of the Governor General of India (1922–1926); Head of the Central Banking Section (1926–1936) and Director (1945–1954), Bank of England.

97. Skinner, Ernest, Private secretary to Montagu Norman.

98. Sproul, Allan, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1941–1956).

99. Stewart, Walter W., Director of the Division of Research and Statistics of the Federal Reserve Board (1922–1925); Vice President (1926–1927), Chairman (1930–1937), and President (1937–1938) at Case, Pomeroy & Co.; Economic Adviser at the Bank of England (1928–1930).

100. Strong, Benjamin, Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1914–1928).

101. Subbarao, Duvvuri, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (2008–2013).

102. Trichet, Jean-Claude, President of the European Central Bank (2003–2011).

103. Triffin, Robert, Belgian-American economist, notable for his critique of the Bretton Woods system (later known as the Triffin Dilemma).

104. Tucker, Paul, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability of the Bank of England (2009–2013).

105. Tüngeler, Johannes, Director of the Foreign Department of the Bank of German States (1948–1953); member of the Board of Directors (1953–1976), Board of Directors and the Central Bank Council (1957–1976), Deutsche Bundesbank; Reich Ministry of Economics previously (1917–1945).

106. Van Hengel, Adrianus Johannes (Arie), Delegated commissioner at the Rotterdamsche Bankvereenining (1924–1927); International Committee (1931); and Director General of Credit Anstalt (1932–1936).

107. Vanderlip Sr., Frank Arthur, President of the National City Bank of New York (1909–1919).

108. Vissering, Gerard, Governor of De Nederlandsche Bank (1912–1930).

109. Wilson, James Harold, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970 and 1974–1976).

110. Wilson, Woodrow, President of the United States (1913–1921).

111. Yellen, Janet Louise, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2004–2010); Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1994–1997); Vice Chair (2010–2014) and Chair (2014–2018) of the Federal Reserve.

112. Young, Owen D., Chairman of General Electric Co. (1922–1939); Chairman of Radio Corporation of America (1919–1929); American Member, First Committee of Experts on Reparations (1924); American Member and Chairman of the Committee of Experts on Reparations (1929); Interim Agent General for Reparation Payments (1924); and Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1923–1940).