Jeffrey A. Goldstein (born 1955) is a United States banker who has been Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance since March 27, 2010.
Jeffrey A. Goldstein was born on December 2, 1955.[1] He was educated at Vassar College and the London School of Economics,[2] receiving a B.A. in Economics in 1977.[3] He then attended grad school at Yale University, earning an M.A., M.Phil., and a Ph.D. in Economics.[4]
In 1982, Goldstein taught Economics at Princeton University.[5] He then worked at the Brookings Institution, focusing his research on international financial policy.[6] Goldstein then joined Wolfensohn & Co., working there for fifteen years.[7] When Wolfensohn & Co. was purchased by Bankers Trust in 1996, Goldstein stayed on as co-chairman of BT Wolfensohn and as a member of Bankers Trust's management committee.[8]
In 1999, Goldstein became a managing director of the World Bank.[9] He became chief financial officer of the World Bank in 2003. He joined Hellman & Friedman in 2004.[10]
In 2010, President of the United States Barack Obama nominated Goldstein to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance and Goldstein has held that office since March 27, 2010.[11]
In July 2011, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner awarded Goldstein with the Alexander Hamilton award, the highest honor for a presidential appointee.
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| Preceded by Robert K. Steel Anthony Ryan (Acting) Michael Barr (Acting) |
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance March 27, 2010 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |