Former Goldman Sachs Employees Who Are Employed By Obama

[ClassicalLib17]

The problem with the Progressive left and right is that they try to obscure the facts. Why can't they realize that the truth is out there in black and white over the internet? I ask you, WTREADER, what do you have to say about the truth? Shame on you for feigning ignorance to this fact. You should know better. I will pray for your epiphany. May God bless the TeaParty movement, for we have an understanding of what our founding fathers envisioned. God save us all.

The White (Goldman Sachs) House
theCL 2009-10-25 Corruption, Federal Reserve
Nope. Nothing to see here ...

It's just a mere coincidence that the following list of Goldman Sachs employees went on to work in the White House and U.S. Treasury. These people are simply the "best and brightest" (who had no idea of a pending financial crash, yet novices were sounding the alarms).

No crime here ... Just our humble "public servants."




Dianna Farrell:

Obama Administration: Deputy Director, National Economic Council
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Financial Analyst

Stephen Friedman:

Obama Administration: Chairman, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Board Member (Chairman, 1990-94; Director, 2005-)

Gary Gensler:

Obama Administration: Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Partner and Co-head of Finance

Robert Hormats:

Obama Administration: Undersecretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, State Department
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Group

Philip Murphy:

Obama Administration: Ambassador to Germany
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Head of Goldman Sachs, Frankfurt

Mark Patterson:

Obama Administration: Chief of Staff to Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geitner
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Lobbyist 2005-2008; Vice President for Government Relations

John Thain:

Obama Administration: Advisor to Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geitner
Former Goldman Sachs Title: President and Chief Operating Officer (1999-2003)

Henry Paulson:

Bush II Administration: Secretary, Treasury 2006 - 2009
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Chairman and CEO (1998-2006)

Neel Kashkari:

Bush II Administration: Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability, Treasury (2008 – 2009)
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Vice President, San Francisco; led Information Technology Security Investment Banking Practice

Reuben Jeffery III:

Bush II Administration: Undersecretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, State Department (2007 –2009)
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Managing Partner Paris until 2002 Security Investment Banking Practice

Robert Steel:

Bush II Administration: Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Treasury, (2006 – 2008)
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Vice Chairman – 2004

Steve Shafran:

Bush II Administration: Advisor on setting up TARP to Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson 2008
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Private equity business in Asia until 2000

Edward C. Forst:

Bush II Administration: Advisor on setting up TARP to Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson 2008
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Co-head of Goldman’s investment management business

Dan Jester:

Bush II Administration: Advisor on setting up TARP to Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson 2008
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Deputy CFO

Kendrick R. Wilson III:

Bush II Administration: Advisor on setting up TARP to Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson 2008
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Chairman of Goldman’s financial institutions groups

Joshua Bolten:

Bush II Administration: White House Chief of Staff (2006 – 2009)
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Executive Director, Legal & Government Affairs (1994-99)

Gary Gensler:

Bush II Administration: Undersecretary, Treasury (1999-2001) and Assistant Secretary, Treasury (1997-1999)
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Partner and Co-head of Finance

Robert Rubin:

Bush II Administration: Secretary, Treasury 1995-1999
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Vice Chairman (1987-90)

Robert Zoellick:

Bush II Administration: United States Trade Representative (2001-2005), Deputy Secretary of State (2005-2006), World Bank President (2007 -)
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Vice Chairman, International (2006-07)

William C Dudley:

NY Federal Reserve: Current President/CEO
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Partner and managing director – 2007

Stephen Friedman:

NY Federal Reserve: Former Chairman of the Board – 2009
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Board Member (Chairman, 1990-94; Director, 2005-)

Other Noteworthy Appointees:

Edward Liddy:

Current Title: AIG CEO
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Board Member (Chairman, 1990-94; Director, 2005-)

Duncan Niederauer:

Current Title: Chair/CEO NYSE
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Managing Director – 2007

Malcolm Turnbull:

Current Title: Federal Leader, Liberal Party, Australia
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Partner (1998-2001)

Mark Carney:

Current Title: Governor, Bank of Canada
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Managing Director Goldman Sachs Canada until 2003

David Watson:

Current Title: Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Chief European economist

Romano Prodi:

Current Title: Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998 and 2006-2008) and President of the European Commission (1999-2004)
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Paid adviser/consultant 1990 – 1993

Mario Draghi:

Current Title: Governor of the Bank of Italy (2006- )
Former Goldman Sachs Title: European Deputy Chairman/Partner until 2006

Massimo Tononi:

Current Title: Italian Deputy Treasury Chief (2006-2008)
Former Goldman Sachs Title: Partner 2004 - 2006

More Info:

Goldman Sachs’ White House ties run deep
Did Paulson’s secret meeting with Goldman Sachs break the law?
The Goldman/Paulson Nexus
There’s always room for Goldman Sachs (at the SEC)
Government Sachs’ golden profits

[WT Reader]

Thank you for providing us this information, CL. I will research these names and respond. I must wonder how many persons from Goldman and other big financial interests served the previous Bush administration, too.

Further, there is a lot of sense in hiring persons who have expertise in BANKING and FINANCE in the private sector to work in government in BANKING and FINANCE. Such persons would obviously know much more about this specialty than let's say a MD or architect, school teacher or brick layer.

Also, I wonder how many other persons work in government from other major banking and finance houses other than Goldman? Again, I seek the big, logical picture here, CL ... not just one narrow view of it.

Now for your hope that I have an "ephiphany" and discover "the truth." CL, please tell me what
"the truth" is. What is "the truth", CL ?? Here's your big chance, convert me, guide me to "the truth."

What brilliant ray of revelaton from The Soarng Heavens Above has beamed down this extraordinary "truth" to you and only you along with only fellow "teapartiers"?

Show me "The One and Only Light" .. CL.

-- WT Reader

[ClassicalLib17]

WTREADER says: Thank you for providing us this information, CL. I will research these names and respond. I must wonder how many persons from Goldman and other big financial interests served the previous Bush administration, too.

I am confused, WT, the list clearly mentions which administration hired these people. As I pointed out, Progressives, on the left and right, are the problem. Are you trying to hide GW Bush's hiring record to protect your socialist-leaning President Obama? Our country is broke, knock it off with the social justice, marxist crap.

[WT Reader]

Yes, you are correct. You did indicate that a number of those listed were also in the prior Bush administration. My oversight.

Now again, though, there seems to be considerable logic to retain and hire those from the banking and financial sector to be part of the federal government to share their expertise with all of us.

Granted, this banking and financial system is full of mysteries. One day Wall Street experts are proclaiming a recovery is definitely here, then the next day when the stock market slips these same experts wring their hands, many proclaiming we are headed into a "double-dip recession." Huh?? What is it?? Very confusing and hard to figure !

Point I make that trying to predict the economy is often akin to reading a crystal ball or tea leaves, lol !! Who really can do it? But if anyone at least sort of should be able to do so, it makes sense to me that those who have been in this system act as advisors, as who else can really figure a lot if it out??

-- WT Reader

[Blackdiamond]

WT--CLASS CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH. :lol: