Henry Paulson

Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) was the United States Treasury Secretary from 2006 to 2009 and member of the International Monetary Fund Board of Governors. He previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

Henry M. Paulson
File:Henry Paulson official Treasury photo, 2006.jpg
74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office July 3, 2006 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John W. Snow
Succeeded by	Timothy Geithner
Personal details
Born	March 28, 1946 (aged 79) Palm Beach, Florida
Political party	Republican (United States)
Spouse(s)	Wendy Paulson
Children	Henry Merritt Paulson III Amanda Clark Paulson
Alma mater	Dartmouth College, Harvard University
Profession	Investment banker

Paulson is co-chair with Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg for a report called Risky Business (Archived 2015-02-14 at the Wayback Machine) by a coalition of top U.S. political and economic leaders from the political left, right, and center on the dire economic consequences from climate change (global warming), from lost property to ruined crops.

Henry Paulson Media

• President Bush Nominates Henry Paulson as Treasury Secretary 2.jpg

  Paulson (right) with President George W. Bush as his nomination to become Treasury Secretary is announced

• Vice President Cheney Talks with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson at Economic Principals Lunch Held at the Treasury Department (18642754742).jpg

  Paulson with Dick Cheney, July 12, 2006

• Dmitry Medvedev 30 June 2008-3.jpg

  Paulson with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, June 30, 2008

• President Bush Discusses Economy 2008-9-19.jpg

  Paulson, Ben Bernanke and Christopher Cox in September 2008 as President Bush speaks about the economy