Timothy Geithner

Economist

Birthday August 18, 1961

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Brooklyn, NY

Age 63 years old

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About

American economist who served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2009 to 2013. He was also the president of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York from 2003 to 2009. He played a major role in allocating the $350 billion of funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program after the financial crash of 2008.

Before Fame

He spent his childhood in many different countries including Thailand, Zimbabwe, and India.

Trivia

He graduated from the International School Bangkok, a high school in Thailand.

Family Life

He married Carole Marie Sonnenfeld on June 8, 1985, and had two children: a daughter named Elise and a son named Benjamin.

Associated With

He reported to current president Barack Obama as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.