9 4 8 ▁in ▁G au - O dern heim , ▁Germany ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁econom ist ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Central ▁Bank ▁( EC B ) ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁but ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁would ▁res ign ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁Within ▁the ▁Executive ▁Board ▁he ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁for ▁Mon et ary ▁Analysis ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" ch ief ▁econom ist " ▁of ▁the ▁EC B , ▁although ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁his ▁official ▁title . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁St ark ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate . ▁His ▁father ▁owned ▁a ▁v ine yard ▁in ▁G au - O dern heim ▁in ▁the ▁Rhein h essen ▁wine ▁region . ▁St ark , ▁the ▁second ▁son , ▁considered ▁continu ing ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁He ▁studied ▁econom ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁H ohen heim ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁T üb ingen , ▁both ▁near ▁Stuttgart , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁told ▁an ▁inter v iewer ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁protest s ▁including ▁against ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War : ▁“ We ▁all , ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁or ▁time ▁or ▁another , ▁had ▁revolution ary ▁ideas ▁about ▁what ▁was ▁just . ▁But ▁this ▁was ▁an ▁episode ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁my