Timothy Geithner
Timothy Geithner is the current President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Vice Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. In addition, he is Barack Obama’s nominee to succeed Henry Paulson as Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Geithner was named President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in October 2003. During the financial crisis of 2008, he engineered the rescue and subsequent sale of Bear Stearns to JP Morgan Chase in March 2008. He also played a pivotal role in the bailout of American International Group.
Mr. Geithner was a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and worked at the Treasury Department under Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University.
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Documents Confirm Paulson Pressured Banks Into Taking Original TARP Money
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Update on Financials: Continuing to Trend Lower
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 3/30: PRSC, FAZ, SPRD, FXP Higher; LNC, ARNA, MTW, TRW Lower
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Senator Says Morgan Stanley (MS) Should Not Give $3 Billion In Bonuses
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Dodd Says Obama Is Seeking To Avoid Nationalizing Banks (BAC, C)
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Financial Stocks Continue To Dive (BAC, C, WFC)
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Financials Stocks Lower On Continued Concerns (BAC, JPM, WFC, USB, C, GS)
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Geithner Should Focus On A "Good Bank" Not "Bad Bank"
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Market Gives Geithner's Plan A Resounding "Boo!"
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Financial Stocks Continuing Sharply Lower Following Geithner Speech (BAC, C, JPM, more)
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Financial Stocks Higher Ahead of Geithner's D-Day (BAC, WFC, C, JPM, USB)
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Geithner Expected To Outline Obama's Financial Rescue Plan Next Week
