Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What chairman of the Federal Reserve was named "Person of the Year" by Time magazine in 2009?"
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who helped steer the nation through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, was named TIME Person of the Year in 2009. In a letter explaining the choice to readers, Time Managing Editor Richard Stengel revealed a “short list” of finalists that included President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs; “The Chinese Worker”; Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan; and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.