He is French economist born in 20th December 1942. He served the European Central Bank as President from 2003 to 2011. From 1993 to 2003, he also served governor of the Bank of France under presidents Jacques Chirac and Masaaki Shirakawa. In 2008, he was offered to join non-doctrinal think tank to consult on economy policy. He was ranked 5th among the most powerful economist by the Newsweek’s.
Jean-Claude Trichet graduated in 1964 and later received degree in master of economics from University of Paris. In 1987, he became the member of the Group of Thirty, a Washington based financial advisory body. In 1993, he selected as governor of Banque de France. To his critics, Jean-Claude Trichet had been slow to respond European Great Recession. He was also criticized when he refused to answer a question about possible conflict of interest concerning his successor’s involvement at Goldman Sachs before taking charge as head of European Central Bank. To his admires, Jean-Claude Trichet, effectively managed the twelve nation union during the period of great political, economic and demographic change in the region. Jean-Claude Trichet as economist, prefer fighting inflation rather than generating economic growth.