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 robert edward rubin
robert rubin

robert edward rubin -lrb- born august 29 , 1938 -rrb- is an american lawyer , former cabinet member , and retired banking executive .
he served as the 70th united states secretary of the treasury during the clinton administration .
before his government service , he spent 26 years at goldman sachs , eventually serving as a member of the board and co-chairman from 1990 to 1992 ; rubin oversaw the loosening of financial industry underwriting guidelines which had been intact since the 1930s .
his most prominent post-government role was as director and senior counselor of citigroup , where he performed ongoing advisory and representational roles for the firm .
from november to december 2007 , he served temporarily as chairman of citigroup and resigned from the company on january 9 , 2009 .
he received more than $ 126 million in cash and stock during his tenure at citigroup , up through and including citigroup 's bailout by the u.s. treasury .
he is currently engaged actively as a founder of the hamilton project , an economic policy think tank which produces research and proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more americans .
he is co-chairman of the council on foreign relations and sits on the board of the harvard corporation , harvard university 's executive board .
rubin is chairman of the board of the local initiatives support corporation , the nation 's leading community development support organization , and he serves on the board of trustees of mount sinai-nyu health .
he also serves as counselor at centerview partners , an investment banking advisory firm based in new york city .
