John Crow

John Crow

John W. Crow (born 1936) was the fifth Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1987 to 1994, succeeding Gerald Bouey. He was succeeded by Gordon Thiessen.

Born in London, England, he went to Parmiter's School also he served with the Royal Air Force for two years before receiving a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University in 1961. He spent the next decade at the International Monetary Fund and was appointed Chief of the North American division in 1970.

In 1973, he joined the research department of the Bank of Canada as Deputy Chief and became chief about a year later. He was appointed Adviser to the Governor in 1979 and Deputy Governor in May 1981.

Since 1999, he is a director of Placer Dome. He is also the president of J&R Crow Inc.


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