Tim Geithner named as possible Treasury Secretary in Obama team

Tim Geithner named as possible Treasury Secretary in Obama team
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.