The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

The Hon. Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

A visionary leader with an adept appreciation of the financial and business challenges facing the U.S. and the world, the Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr. is one of the most prominent and powerful voices on today's geo-economic landscape. His sharp acuity and unparalleled skills in global industry and finance have led Paulson to serve at the highest levels of the U.S. Government and the private sector.

As Treasury Secretary expertly navigating one of the most tumultuous eras in U.S. economic history, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs leading unprecedented, exponential growth for the firm and as a key player in the Pentagon and White House helping to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, Paulson has played a critical role in many of the events that have shaped our nation - and continue to do so today. With unrivaled experience and expertise, Paulson provides astute insights and shrewd analysis on complex, contemporary global issues.

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Occupying the unique position serving as an influential world leader in both government and business, Paulson offers audiences a powerful combination of exceptional acumen and penetrating intelligence into the private and public sectors. With an unmatched brilliance, Paulson analyzes and elucidates today's most complicated and compelling issues on a range of topics including:

Global Markets
Finance and Investment Issues
China
Conservation

ABOUT The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (+/-)

Successfully Charting a Course of Economic Stability and Progress

Henry M. Paulson, Jr. served under President George W. Bush as the 74th Secretary of the Treasury from June 2006 until January 2009. As Treasury Secretary, Paulson was the President's leading policy advisor on a broad range of domestic and international economic issues. Encountering one of the most turbulent financial events in American history, Paulson led an unprecedented intervention by the U.S. Treasury to stabilize the economy and avoid an epic financial collapse. The government efforts initiated under his leadership in 2008, including the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP), helped guide the country through the first wave of economic peril and worked with the leading economies around the globe to respond to this challenge. Having successfully launched and managed a ground breaking strategic economic dialogue with China, Paulson is acknowledged as a steward of the U.S.-China relationship.

Driving Extraordinary Growth around the World

A graduate of Dartmouth University and Harvard Business School, Paulson spent the majority of his career at the investment firm Goldman Sachs, rising through the ranks from his hiring in 1974 to eventually become its Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer in 1998 and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1999. Under Paulson's stewardship, Goldman Sachs made a successful transition from a private to public company and thrived as a leading global financial institution. During his eight-year tenure as Chairman and CEO, Paulson steered the premier investment house to an exceptional level of growth, leading it to become international in scope.

Committed to Preserving Earth's Treasures

In his private life, Paulson has devoted a great deal of time to conservation. He has served as Chairman of the Board of the Peregrine Fund, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Nature Conservancy when they made major reforms in their governance and risk management. As Co-Chair of the Nature Conservancy's Asia-Pacific Counsel, Paulson launched a conservation effort in China working to establish parks in the Yunnan Province and help preserve Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Guiding the Next Generation of World Leaders

Currently, Paulson is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies. He is also the founder of the Paulson Institute, dedicated to fostering international engagement to address issues of global scope, with particular emphasis on sharing best practices between the United States and China. A highly sought-after speaker, he articulates global economic issues and the real world challenges and solutions confronting world markets today. Offering unfailingly frank, direct and principled insight, Paulson offers audiences a unique perspective and analyzes the issues facing boards of directors, corporate leadership and regulators in today's business environment.

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The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr.