Nicholas Calio

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Nicholas E. Calio (born 10 January 1953) is Citigroup’s Executive Vice-President for Global Government Affairs. He is responsible for government relations for Citigroup and all of its subsidiaries.

Calio received his undergraduate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, graduating in 1975, and subsequently graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

He worked as President George H. W. Bush's Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. In this role, he worked with members of Congress to create legislation. He also held the same position under George W. Bush.

Calio was one of the founders of the lobbying firm O'Brien Calio in 1993, where he was a partner. In 1998, he was named one of the ten most powerful lobbyists in Washington. Prior to this, he had served as the Vice-President of The Duberstein Group and the Senior Vice-President of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.

In 2002, Calio was a member of the White House Iraq Group.