Roger Altman | |
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5th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury | |
In office January 20, 1993 – August 17, 1994 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | John Robson |
Succeeded by | Frank Newman |
Personal details | |
Born | Roger Charles Altman April 2, 1946 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Education | Georgetown University (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
Roger Charles Altman (born April 2, 1946)[1] is an American investment banker, the founder and senior chairman of Evercore, and a former Democratic politician. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Carter administration from January 1977 until January 1981 and as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration from January 1993 until he resigned in August 1994, amid the Whitewater controversy.[2]