Former Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, former chair of the board of the governors of the Federal Reserve System, died on Monday, according to a statement from his wife Andrea Mitchell, which was reported by NBC News.

”Alan passed away at our home this morning at the age of 100 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease,” Mitchell said in a statement, according to the outlet.

“He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes,” she noted.

“To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984. He had ‘irrational exuberance’ for baseball, the Washington Commanders, tennis, golf and music, especially jazz,” she noted, according to the report. “He will be remembered for his brilliance and his kindness. Being his life partner was the joy of my life.”

Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent with NBC News.