TAG: Banking

Paul Wolfowitz Profile Picture
1943 -

Paul Wolfowitz

American political scientist and diplomat who is a leading "neoconservative" intellectual.

Served as the 10th President of the World Bank and the 28th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Fun Fact:

The ‘Bush Doctrine’ is purported to have used elements of the 1992 ‘Wolfowitz Doctorine’ for international goals, including pre-emptive foreign intervention and democratic regime change. Wolfowitz, as Deputy Secretary of Defense, was at the center of the administration's strategic planning.

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Paul Wolfowitz

March 11, 2022
Government, Banking

Paul Warburg Profile Picture
1868 - 1932

Paul Warburg

American investment banker and early advocate of the U.S. central bank system, who served as the second Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve.

Fun Fact:

Warburg worked as partner in Kuhn, Loeb, and Co., an American multinational investment bank that grew to be one of the most influential investment banks in late 19th and early 20th centuries under the leadership of Jacob Schiff, who helped finance the Russian revolution and other military efforts against Tsarist Russia.

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Paul Warburg

December 27, 2021
Banking

Olof Aschberg Profile Picture
1877 - 1960

Olof Aschberg

Swedish banker who served as the head of the Stockholm bank Nya Banken.

A leftist sympathizer, Olof Aschberg helped finance the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. In gratitude, the Bolsheviks allowed him to do business with the Soviet Union in the 1920s.

Fun Fact:

Aschberg founded the first Swedih bank for trade unions and cooperatives, Nya Banken, in 1912. He also helped finance the Popular Front in the Spanish Civil War.

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Olof Aschberg

April 17, 2021
Banking, Finance, Socialism

Henry Strakosch Profile Picture
1871 - 1943

Henry Strakosch

British banker and businessman.

Served as a financial adviser to South Africa and various financial positions for India.

Chairman of The Economist from 1929 to 1943.

Fun Fact:

Henry Strakosch was highly involved in managing the finances of Winston Churchill, whom he left £20,000 in his will.

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Henry Strakosch

December 26, 2020
Banking, Finance

Jacob Schiff Profile Picture
1847 - 1920

Jacob Schiff

American banker, businessman, and philanthropist.

Donated money to causes he saw to be in the interests of his fellow Jewish people. Most notable for funding the Russian Revolution and other military actions against Tsarist Russia in response to their anti-semitic actions.

If the Czar will not accord our people these desired liberties, then a revolution will bring about a republic which will assure us our rights.

- Jacob Schiff
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Jacob Schiff

December 13, 2020
Banking, Finance, Civil Rights

David Solomon Profile Picture
1962 -

David Solomon

American investment banker who has served as CEO of Goldman Sachs since 2018, and chairman since 2019.

Fun Fact:

Joint Head of Investment Banking Div. : 2006 - 2016 President + COO Goldman Sachs: 2017 - 2018 CEO: 2018 -

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David Solomon

October 16, 2020
Banking

Lloyd Blankfein Profile Picture
1954 -

Lloyd Blankfein

American investment banker who has served as senior chairman of Goldman Sachs since 2019.

Fun Fact:

COO Goldman Sachs: 2004 - 2006 Chairman + Chief Executive: 2006 - 2018 Senior Chairman: 2019 -

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Lloyd Blankfein

October 15, 2020
Banking

Stanley Fischer Profile Picture
1943 -

Stanley Fischer

Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank from 2014 to 2017.

An Israeli-American who holds dual citizenship in Israel and in the US, he previously served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Israel from 2005 to 2013.

Fun Fact:

Fischer has also served as the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Chief Economist of the World Bank.

His son, David Fischer, has served as Facebook's chief revenue officer and in leadership at Google.

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Stanley Fischer

August 14, 2020
Banking

Donald Kohn Profile Picture
1942 -

Donald Kohn

Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank from 2006 to 2010.

Fun Fact:

Kohn has served in various positions in the Federal Reserve System. Before joining the Board, he served on its staff as Adviser to the Board for Monetary Policy, Secretary of the Federal Open Market Committee, Director of the Division of Monetary Affairs, and Deputy Staff Director for Monetary and Financial Policy.

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Donald Kohn

August 14, 2020
Banking

Alice Rivlin Profile Picture
1939 - 2019

Alice Rivlin

Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank from 1996 to 1999.

Fun Fact:

Rivlin was a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as the 30th director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton administration from 1994 to 1996, and the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1975 to 1983.

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Alice Rivlin

August 14, 2020
Banking

Alan Blinder Profile Picture
1945 -

Alan Blinder

Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank from 1994 to 1996.

Fun Fact:

According the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), Blinder is among the most influential economists in the world.

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Alan Blinder

August 14, 2020
Banking

Janet Yellen Profile Picture
1946 -

Janet Yellen

The 15th Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Fun Fact:

Yellen is a member of the Democratic Party. She served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018, President of the Federal Reserve of San Francisco from 2004 to 2010, and as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors from 1997 to 1999.

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Janet Yellen

August 6, 2020
Banking

Ben Bernanke Profile Picture
1953 -

Ben Bernanke

The 14th Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Fun Fact:

Party: Republican/Independent Chairman of Federal Reserve: 2006 - 2014 Chair of Council of Economic Advisors: 2005 - 2006

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Ben Bernanke

August 6, 2020
Banking

Alan Greenspan Profile Picture

Alan Greenspan

The 13th Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Fun Fact:

Greenspan is a member of the Republican Party. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, and as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors from 1974 to 1977.

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Alan Greenspan

August 6, 2020
Banking

Arthur Burns Profile Picture
1904 - 1987

Arthur Burns

The 10th Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Fun Fact:

Party: Republican Chairman of Federal Reserve: 1970 - 1978 Ambassador to West Germany: 1981 - 1985

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Arthur Burns

July 24, 2020
Banking

Steve Mnuchin Profile Picture
1962 -

Steve Mnuchin

American investment banker, movie producer, and public official worth $300,000,000.

Served as the 77th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2017 to 2021 under Donald Trump.

I'm not a traditional fund-raiser - I think that was part of the appeal I had for Donald. I have given to Democrats in the past. I've always believed in supporting the best candidate at the time.

- Mnuchin, in an interview with The New York Times
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Steve Mnuchin

June 14, 2020
Banking, Government, Media/Hollywood