Economics – Wayne Marr

Obama: 11-05-08 Next Treasury Secretary?

November 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Names being tossed around for the next Treasury Secretary who will inherit one of the most powerful positions in the world with the world’s financial crisis include:

Timothy Geithner – Current President of the New York Federal Reserve [Very good chance]

Jon Corzine – Governor of New Jersey and a former Goldman Sachs executive [I doubt it given Jon's ties to Wall Street]

Paul Volcker – former Federal Reserve chairman who served during the 1970s economic quagmire. [Likely not, Paul is 82.]

Larry Summers – former Treasury Secretary under President Clinton and President of Harvard [I doubt it; I see Obama breaking from the past]

Robert Rubin - former Treasury Secretaries under President Clinton; however, Bob is a former Goldman executive and currently a director at Citigroup [I doubt it; I see Obama breaking from the past]

Sheila Baircurrent FDIC Chairman [I doubt it; I think they want someone that has been more directly in the battle zone.]

My guess with “limited information” is that Tim Geithner could be offered the position, but this is a very early take on what is happening. Let’s watch.

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