(CNN) – Here is a look at the life of former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Personal
Birth date: August 18, 1961
Birth place: New York, New York
Birth name: Timothy Franz Geithner
Father: Peter Geithner, international development official
Mother: Deborah (Moore) Geithner
Marriage: Carole (Sonnenfeld) Geithner (June 8, 1985-present)
Children: Elise and Benjamin
Education: Dartmouth College, B.A., 1983; Johns Hopkins, M.A., 1985
Other Facts
Spent several years of his childhood in Africa and Asia, including Zambia, India and Thailand.
Enjoys fly-fishing, skiing and basketball.
Member of the Group of Thirty Consultative Group on International Economic and Monetary Affairs, Inc.
Serves on the boards of many organizations, including the Ford Foundation as a trustee and on the International Rescue Committee Board of Advisors.
Timeline
1985-1988 – Works at Kissinger Associates, an international consulting firm.
1988-2001 – Works at the Department of the Treasury.
1988-1989 – International Economist for the Treasury.
1989-1990 – Assistant to the US Financial Services Negotiator.
1990-1991 – Assistant Financial Attaché.
1991-1992 – Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs.
1992-1994 – Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for International Affairs.
1994-1997 – Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary and Financial Policy.
1997 – Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Monetary and Financial Policy.
1997-1998 – Assistant Secretary for International Affairs.
1998-2001 – Undersecretary for International Affairs.
2001- Appointed senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
2001-2003 – Director of Policy Development and Review at the International Monetary Fund.
November 17, 2003 – Named president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In this position, he is also the vice-chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee.
2003-2009 – President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
November 24, 2008 – Nominated by US President-elect Barack Obama to be secretary of the Treasury.
January 26, 2009-January 25, 2013 – Secretary of the Treasury, after being confirmed by the Senate, 60-34.
August 7, 2011 – The Obama administration announces that Geithner plans to remain Treasury secretary through the fall of 2012.
January 25, 2013 – Steps down as Treasury secretary.
February 2013 – Returns to the Council on Foreign Relations as a Distinguished Fellow.
March 2014 – Begins working in the private sector as president of Warburg Pincus, a private equity investing firm. In 2023, Geithner steps down as president and becomes chairman.
May 12, 2014 – Geithner’s book “Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises” is published.
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