William Joseph McDonough

William Joseph McDonough (April 21, 1934 – January 22, 2018) was an American economist. He was a vice chairman and special advisor to the chairman at Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. Inc.. He was the 8th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1993 through 2003. McDonough was born in Chicago.
McDonough died on January 22, 2018 of heart failure at his home in Waccabuc, New York at the age of 83.