what is alan greenspan doing now 
after his time at the fed greenspan has worked as an advisor through his company greenspan associates llc the bottom linelike many other government officials the success of alan greenspan s five terms as chair of the fed will depend on who you ask however it is certainly true that greenspan faced some massive challenges during his tenure such as the 1987 stock market crash and the attacks on the world trade center overall greenspan helped usher in a strong u s economy in the 1990s opinion on how much his actions caused the economic recession that began shortly after his term ended varies 