“People don't realize that we cannot forecast the future. What we can do is have probabilities of what causes what, but that's as far as we go. And I've had a very successful career as a forecaster, starting in 1948 forward. The number of mistakes I have made are just awesome. There is no number large enough to account for that.”

American economist

Alan Greenspan is an American economist best known for serving as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He later worked as a private adviser and consultant through his firm, Greenspan Associates LLC. His public reputation rests on his long tenure at the Federal Reserve, where he helped shape U.S. monetary policy for nearly two decades. After leaving office, he continued to advise firms in a private capacity, bringing the same economic perspective to consulting work.