Thomas Jordan, who is stepping down as chairman of the Swiss National Bank, has been no stranger to crises during his 12-year stint running the institution. Viewed widely as the epitome of a diligent technocrat, the Harvard-educated economics professor was not afraid to take big and sometimes unpopular decisions. The 61-year-old took the helm of the central bank after his predecessor Philipp Hildebrand was forced to step down.A contrast to the flamboyant Hildebrand, Jordan assumed the task of steering the SNB through the eurozone crisis. "Thomas Jordan is very Swiss - he's very capable, but also very modest. He knows ... (full story)