Brief profiles of some possible candidates to be the next Treasury secretary:
NAME -- Michael Rubens Bloomberg
AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION -- 66; Feb. 14, 1942; Boston.
EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1964; master's degree in business administration, Harvard University, 1966.
EXPERIENCE -- Mayor, New York City, 2001-present; founder, Bloomberg L.P., 1981; employed at Salomon Brothers, 1966-1981.
FAMILY -- Divorced; two daughters.
NAME -- Jon Stevens Corzine
AGE-BIRTH DATE -- 61; Jan. 1, 1947.
EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1969; master's of business administration, University of Chicago, 1973.
EXPERIENCE -- New Jersey governor, 2006-present; U.S. senator, 2001-06; chairman and chief executive officer, Goldman Sachs, 1994-99; partner, Goldman Sachs, 1980-99; bond trader, Goldman Sachs, 1975-80; assistant vice president, BancOhio, 1974-75; officer, Continental Illinois National Bank, 1970-73.
FAMILY -- Divorced; three children.
NAME -- James Dimon
AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION -- 52; March 13, 1956; New York.
EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree, Tufts University, 1978; master's degree in business administration, Harvard University, 1982.
EXPERIENCE --Chairman of board, JPMorgan Chase, Dec. 31, 2006-present; president and CEO, JPMorgan Chase, Dec. 31, 2005-present; chief operating officer, JPMorgan Chase, 2004-2005; chairman and CEO, Bank One, 2000-2004; various senior executive positions at Citigroup Inc., Salomon Smith Barney and Travelers Group Inc.; member, board of directors, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
FAMILY -- Married; three daughters.
NAME -- Warren Edward Buffett
AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION -- 78; Aug. 30, 1930; Omaha, Neb.
EDUCATION -- Attended, University of Pennsylvania, 1947-49; bachelor's degree, University of Nebraska, 1950; master's degree, Columbia University, 1951.
EXPERIENCE -- Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., 1970-present; partner, Buffett Partnership Ltd., 1956-69; security analyst, Graham-Newman Corp., 1954-56; investment salesman, Buffett-Falk & Co., 1951-54.
FAMILY -- Widowed; remarried; three children.
NAME -- Meg Whitman
AGE-BIRTH DATE -- 52; Aug. 4, 1956
EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree, Princeton University, 1977; master's degree in business administration, Harvard University, 1979.
EXPERIENCE -- Member, board of directors, eBay, 1998-present; president and CEO, eBay, 1998-March 31, 2008; general manager of the preschool division, Hasbro Inc. 1997-98; president and CEO, Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD), 1995-96; various positions at Stride Rite, 1992-95; senior vice president of marketing and consumer products, Walt Disney Co., 1989-92; vice president at Bain & Co.; employee, Procter & Gamble Co, 1979-81.
FAMILY -- Married; two children.
NAME -- Sheila C. Bair
AGE-BIRTH DATE -- 54; April 3, 1954.
EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree, University of Kansas, 1975; law degree, University of Kansas, 1978.
EXPERIENCE -- Chairwoman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 2006-present; dean's professor of financial regulatory policy, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2002-06; assistant secretary for financial institutions, Treasury Department, 2001-02; senior vice president for government relations of the New York Stock Exchange, 1995-2000; a commissioner and acting chairwoman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1991-95; worked for former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, 1981-88.
FAMILY -- Married; two children.
NAME: Andrew Mark Cuomo
AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION -- 50; Dec. 6, 1957; New York City.
EDUCATION -- Fordham University, 1979; Albany Law School, 1982.
EXPERIENCE -- New York attorney general, Jan. 1, 2007-present; Island Capital Group real estate investment firm, vice president, 2004-05; secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1997-Jan. 20, 2001; assistant HUD secretary, 1993-96; founded Housing Enterprise for the Less Privileged in 1986 and left his law practice in 1989 to run HELP full time; private law practice 1985-89; assistant district attorney in Manhattan, 1984; special assistant to the governor, 1983; managed father Mario Cuomo's successful campaign for governor in 1982.
FAMILY -- Divorced; three daughters.
NAME -- Timothy F. Geithner
AGE-BIRTH DATE -- 47, Aug. 18, 1961.
EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree, Dartmouth College, 1983; master's degree, John Hopkins University, 1985.
EXPERIENCE -- President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2003-present; director of the policy development and review department, International Monetary Fund, 2001-03; various positions, Treasury Department, 1988-2001; employed at Kissinger Associates Inc., 1985-88.
FAMILY -- Married; two children.
NAME -- Lawrence Henry Summers
AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION -- 53; Nov. 30, 1954; New Haven, Conn.
EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975; doctorate degree, Harvard University, 1982.
EXPERIENCE -- Managing director, D.E. Shaw & Co., 2006-present; president, Harvard University, 2001-06; secretary, Treasury Department, 1999-2001; deputy secretary, Treasury Department, 1995-99; undersecretary, Treasury Department, 1993-95; chief economist, World Bank, 1991-93; has taught at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
FAMILY -- Divorced; remarried; three children.