Timothy F. Geithner

President
Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Mr. Geithner was named on November 20, 2003, to serve as the ninth president and chief executive officer of the Second District Federal Reserve Bank, at New York. In that capacity, he serves as the vice chairman and a permanent member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). He is currently serving a full term that began March 1, 2006.

Mr. Geithner was born on August 18, 1961 in New York, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in government and Asian studies in 1983. Mr. Geithner earned an M.A. in international economics from The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 1985. He has studied Japanese and Chinese, and has lived in East Africa, India, Thailand, China, and Japan.

In December 2001, Mr. Geithner was appointed director of the Policy Development and Review Department (PDR) of the International Monetary Fund, in Washington, D.C. He joined the IMF in September 2001. From February to August 2001, Mr. Geithner was a senior fellow in international economics, at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Geithner served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs from 1998 to 2001 under Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers. Prior to his position as under secretary, Mr. Geithner served as Assistant Secretary and Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs. He joined the Treasury in 1988, and held a variety of positions, including the assistant attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary Affairs in the International Affairs Division. Mr. Geithner worked for Kissinger Associates, Inc. in Washington, D.C. from 1985 to 1988 before joining the Treasury.

Mr. Geithner is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.