In announcing Bernanke Oct. 24, Bush called him "the right man to build on the record Alan Greenspan has established." Bernanke has chaired the White House Council of Economic Advisers since June. Hes been a Fed governor for nearly three years and is a Princeton University economics professor.
"It looks like a solid choice," says Robert Murray, McGraw-Hill Construction vice president for economic affairs. "And it would maintain the focus on keeping inflation in check." ENR is a unit of McGraw-Hill Construction.