Henry Paulson

Henry Paulson
Official portrait, 2006
74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
July 10, 2006 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
DeputyRobert M. Kimmitt
Preceded byJohn W. Snow
Succeeded byTim Geithner
Personal details
Born
Henry Merritt Paulson Jr.

(1946-03-28) March 28, 1946 (age 78)
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseWendy Judge
Children2, including Merritt
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
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Henry "Hank" Merritt Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) is an American investment banker and financier who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his role in the Department of the Treasury, Paulson was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of major investment bank Goldman Sachs.

He served as Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. Paulson served through the end of the Bush administration, leaving office on January 20, 2009. He is now the chairman of the Paulson Institute, which he founded in 2011 to promote sustainable economic growth and a cleaner environment around the world, with an initial focus on the United States and China.[1] He also works as executive chairman of the global fund, TPG Rise Climate.[2]

  1. ^ "Home". The Paulson Institute. June 27, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "Protecting Our Planet: Henry M. Paulson Jr.", The Washington Post, April 20, 2021, Retrieved April 28, 2021.