an ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁partner ▁and ▁man aging ▁director ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Chair man ▁at ▁Gold man ▁Sach s ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁chairman ▁of ▁G S ▁Bank ▁USA , ▁the ▁bank ▁holding ▁company ▁of ▁Gold man ▁Sach s , ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Group ▁of ▁Th irty , ▁an ▁influ ential ▁international ▁body ▁of ▁leading ▁financi ers ▁and ▁academ ics . ▁ ▁Education ▁Cor rig an ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁Fair field ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁both ▁in ▁econom ics , ▁from ▁Ford ham ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Cor rig an ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁twenty - five ▁years , ▁becoming ▁Vice ▁President ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁Special ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Board ▁Chair man , ▁Paul ▁Vol cker ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁Min ne apolis ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9