Portfolio Cover Story on Timothy Geithner

Gary Weiss of Portfolio has just published a profile of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner:

http://www.portfolio.com/executives/2009/04/22/Treasury-Chief-Tim-Geithner-Profile

He recalls my first experience with Geithner at an NYU conference on risk management hosted by the Stern School several years ago.  Even though Geithner admitted yesterday in his congressional testimony that he has no actual financial markets experience whatsoever, you would think that an economist and bureacrat focused on financial policy would have some passing acquiantance with Basel II, especially as the President of the FRBNY.

The more I see and hear Secretary Geithner speak on financial services policy, the more I am convinced that this man has not a clue what he is doing and must therefore be acting at the instruction of others — Bob Rubin, Larry Summers and the folks at GS — IMHO.

Best,

Chris

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