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Robert Edward Rubin​‌​‌​‍​​‍‍​‌‍​​​​‌‍​‌‍‍‍

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70th Secretary of the Treasury (1995-1999), former Goldman Sachs Co-Chairman (1990-1992), former Citigroup Executive (1999-2009)
Tracked:70th Secretary of the Treasury (1995-1999), former Goldman Sachs Co-Chairman (1990-1992), former Citigroup Executive (1999-2009) · 11 documented connections
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Connections
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Key Connections
→ Goldman Sachs organisation
employment
26-year career culminating in Co-Chairman role 1990-1992
→ Citigroup organisation
employment
Chairman of Executive Committee 1999-2009, earned $126 million
→ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act instrument
policy_advocacy
Advocated for Glass-Steagall repeal that enabled Citigroup creation
→ Brooksley Born person
policy_opposition
Rubin opposed Born's derivatives regulation proposals
→ Centerview Partners company
employment
Serves as counselor since 2010
→ Council on Foreign Relations institution
leadership
Co-chair emeritus
→ Larry Summers person
mentor_protege
Rubin mentored Summers who replaced him as Treasury Secretary
→ Timothy Geithner person
mentor_protege
Geithner worked under Rubin at Treasury before becoming NY Fed President
Facts (14)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 8d ago · Avg age: 4582d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Documented Records (13)
Sourced from government databases, press reports, and corporate filings. Not yet independently verified.
Primary Source Rubin, Summers, and Greenspan jointly issued stat​‌​‌​‍​​‍‍​‌‍​​​​‌‍​‌‍‍‍ement opposing Born's concept release within hours
Primary Source Rubin left Treasury to take a $20 million annual job ​‌​‌​‍​​‍‍​‌‍​​​​‌‍​‌‍‍‍at Citigroup immediately after leaving office in 1999
Primary Source Robert Rubin served as Treasury Secretary fro​‌​‌​‍​​‍‍​‌‍​​​​‌‍​‌‍‍‍m 1995 to 1999, succeeded by Lawrence Summers
Partially Corroborated Rubin helped broker final deal for Glass-Steagall repeal while secretly negotiating employment with Citigroup
Date: 1999-11-01 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Common Dreams and academic legal analysis
Primary Source Republican congressmen investigated Rubin for conflict of interest over Mexican bailout in 1995, citing his $26 million annual Goldman Sachs compensation
Date: 1995-02-28 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: UPI Archives report
Primary Source Rubin called Treasury official Peter Fisher in 2001 seeking Bush administration help to prevent Enron credit downgrade
Primary Source Rubin successfully fought Brooksley Born's proposal to regulate derivatives in 1998
Primary Source FCIC alleged Rubin may have violated laws by misleading investors about Citigroup's subprime exposure in October 2007
Primary Source Rubin received total compensation of $126 million from Citigroup between 1999 and 2009
Primary Source Rubin joined Citigroup as Chairman of Executive Committee in October 1999, three months after leaving Treasury
Date: 1999-10-01 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Wikipedia and multiple news sources
Primary Source Rubin served as 70th Secretary of Treasury from January 10, 1995 to July 2, 1999
Date: 1995-01-10 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: U.S. Treasury Department official records
Primary Source Rubin served as first Director of National Economic Council from 1993 to 1995
Date: 1993-01-25 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: U.S. Treasury Department official biography
Primary Source Robert Rubin worked at Goldman Sachs from 1966 to 1992, rising to Co-Chairman from 1990-1992
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Partially Corroborated Rubin resigned from Citigroup in January 2009
Date: 2009-01-09 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Multiple sources including Wikipedia
All Connections (11)
→ Goldman Sachs organisation
employment confirmed
26-year career culminating in Co-Chairman role 1990-1992
→ Citigroup organisation
employment confirmed
Chairman of Executive Committee 1999-2009, earned $126 million
→ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act instrument
policy_advocacy confirmed
Advocated for Glass-Steagall repeal that enabled Citigroup creation
→ Brooksley Born person
policy_opposition confirmed
Rubin opposed Born's derivatives regulation proposals
→ Centerview Partners company
employment confirmed
Serves as counselor since 2010
leadership confirmed
Co-chair emeritus
→ Larry Summers person
mentor_protege confirmed
Rubin mentored Summers who replaced him as Treasury Secretary
→ Timothy Geithner person
mentor_protege confirmed
Geithner worked under Rubin at Treasury before becoming NY Fed President
→ Gary Gensler person
mentor_protege confirmed
Rubin brought Gensler from Goldman Sachs to Treasury Department
criminal_referral confirmed
FCIC voted to refer Rubin to DOJ for potential securities violations
← Michael Froman person
subordinate confirmed
Froman was Rubin's chief of staff at Treasury, later moved to Citigroup with Rubin
Sources (13)
1998-05-07 ↗ Stanford Magazine and Washington Post reporting on opposition to Born web_search Processed
1999-07-01 ↗ Common Dreams and other sources reporting Rubin's Citigroup compensation web_search Processed
1995-01-10 ↗ Multiple news sources documenting Rubin's tenure web_search Processed
1999-11-01 ↗ Common Dreams and academic legal analysis web_search Processed
1995-02-28 ↗ UPI Archives report web_search Processed
2009-01-09 ↗ Multiple sources including Wikipedia web_search Processed
1998-05-01 ↗ Multiple sources including The 92ers and Shadowproof web_search Processed
2007-10-15 ↗ Fortune magazine and Shadowproof reporting on FCIC documents web_search Processed
1999-01-01 ↗ Wikipedia citing Bloomberg Businessweek calculation web_search Processed
1999-10-01 ↗ Wikipedia and multiple news sources web_search Processed
1995-01-10 ↗ U.S. Treasury Department official records web_search Processed
1993-01-25 ↗ U.S. Treasury Department official biography web_search Processed
1966-01-01 ↗ Multiple official sources including Treasury Department and Council on Foreign R… web_search Processed