Timothy Geithner

Quick Facts

Full Name	Timothy Geithner
Occupation	Economist
Date Of Birth	Aug 18, 1961(1961-08-18)
Age	63
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

Timothy Geithner Biography

Timothy Geithner is one of the most popular and richest Economist who was born on August 18, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. American economist who was Secretary of the Treasury for 75 years. United States Secretary of the Treasury between 2009 and 2013. He was also head of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York from 2003 until 2009. He was a key player in distributing the $350 billion in funds in the Troubled Asset Relief Program after the 2008 financial crisis.

He was a aide to the current US president He reported to current president Barack Obama as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

Timothy Franz Geithner (/ˈ ɡ aɪ t n ər / ; born August 18, 1961) is a former American central banker who served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2013. He was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2003 to 2009, following service in the Clinton administration. Since March 2014, he has served as president and managing director of Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm headquartered in New York City.

Geithner spent most of his childhood living abroad, including in Zimbabwe; Zambia; India; and Thailand, where he completed high school at the International School Bangkok. He studied Mandarin at Peking University in 1981, and at Beijing Normal University in 1982. Like his father, paternal grandfather and uncle; Geithner attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1983, with a A.B. in government and Asian studies, then earned a M.A. in international economics and East Asian studies from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, in 1985. He has also studied Japanese.

He got married Carole Marie Sonnenfeld on June 8th, 1985. He had two children one of whom was called Elise as well as a son called Benjamin.

Timothy Geithner Net Worth

Timothy Geithner is one of the richest Economist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Timothy Geithner 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His childhood was spent in a variety of countries, which included Thailand, Zimbabwe, and India.

The school he attended was the International School Bangkok, a high school located in Thailand.

Geithner’s mother, a Mayflower descendant, belongs to a New England family. Her father, Charles Frederick Moore, Jr., served as vice-president of public relations for the Ford Motor Company from 1952 to 1964, and advised President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as Nelson Rockefeller and George W. Romney, on their respective presidential campaigns. His uncle, Jonathan Moore, served in the departments of Defense, Justice and State, as well as in the United Nations.

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Who is Timothy Geithner Dating?

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During his confirmation, it was disclosed that Geithner had not paid $35,000 in Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes from 2001 through 2004 while working for the International Monetary Fund. The IMF, as an international agency, did not withhold payroll taxes, but instead reimbursed the usual employer responsibility of these taxes to employees. Geithner received the reimbursements and paid the amounts received to the government, but had not paid the remaining half which would normally have been withheld from his pay. The issue, as well as other errors relating to past deductions and expenses, were noted during a 2006 audit by the Internal Revenue Service. Geithner subsequently paid the additional taxes owed. In a statement to the Senate Finance Committee, Geithner called the tax issues “careless”, “avoidable”, and “unintentional” errors. Geithner testified that he used the software TurboTax to prepare his 2001 and 2002 returns, but that the tax errors were his own responsibility.

Facts & Trivia

Timothy Ranked on the list of most popular Economist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Timothy Geithner celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.

In October 2003, Geithner was named president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As president of the New York Fed, he served as Vice Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. In 2006, he became a member of the Washington- based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty.

Top Facts about Timothy Geithner

1. Timothy Geithner served as the 75th US Treasury Secretary.
2. He was also the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
3. Geithner played a key role in managing the 2008 financial crisis.
4. He helped design and implement the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
5. Geithner was criticized for his handling of AIG’s bailout.
6. He has authored several books, including “Stress Test” and “Firefighting.”
7. Geithner currently serves as President of Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm.
8. He received his BA from Dartmouth College and MA from Johns Hopkins University.
9. Geithner is married with two children.
10. His net worth is estimated to be around $6 million USD.

What is Timothy Geithner doing now?

Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Is Now a Private-Equity Firm Executive – WSJ.

What is Timothy Geithner net worth?

Geithner had an estimated net worth of $3.2 million when he became treasury secretary under President Obama in 2009.

What did Tim Geithner do 2008?

Tim Geithner was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and later became Treasury secretary as the crisis went on. Now the three men have written a book together about their experiences called, “Firefighting: The Financial Crisis And Its Lessons.” They joined us to share those lessons.

What did Timothy Geithner do?

From 2001 until 2003 he worked for the International Monetary Fund as director of the Policy Development and Review Department. As president of the New York Fed, Geithner was directly involved in many pivotal policymaking decisions made during the financial crisis that started in 2007.

What did Tim Geithner find when he investigated Bear Stearns?

NARRATOR: Geithner’s investigators told him that Bear had made credit default swap deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars all over Wall Street and around the world.