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Michael Froman

Former Citigroup executive who sent Obama cabinet suggestions, later US Trade Representative
Tracked because Former Citigroup executive who sent Obama cabinet suggestions, later US Trade Representative · 5 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped5
Sources cited19
Evidence: 2P
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Key Connections
→ Larry Summers person
Listed as cabinet candidate
Michael Froman sent the Obama transition team a list of cabinet candidates on October 6, 2008, which included Larry Summers as a Treasury Secretary option.
→ Timothy Geithner person
Listed as cabinet candidate
Michael Froman sent the Obama transition team a list of cabinet candidates on October 6, 2008, which included Timothy Geithner as a Treasury Secretary option.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
Filed with regulatory body
Michael Froman filed a filing with the SEC on 2020-04-17.
→ Robert Edward Rubin person
subordinate
Froman was Rubin's chief of staff at Treasury, later moved to Citigroup with Rubin
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 1909d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (2)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Froman's cabinet list included Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, and Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary options
✓ verified Primary Source Michael Froman sent Obama transition team a list of cabinet candidates on October 6, 2008, one month before election
All Connections (5)
→ Robert Edward Rubin person
subordinate confirmed
Froman was Rubin's chief of staff at Treasury, later moved to Citigroup with Rubin
→ Larry Summers person
Listed as cabinet candidate primary since 2008
Michael Froman sent the Obama transition team a list of cabinet candidates on October 6, 2008, which included Larry Summers as a Treasury Secretary option.
→ Timothy Geithner person
Listed as cabinet candidate primary since 2008
Michael Froman sent the Obama transition team a list of cabinet candidates on October 6, 2008, which included Timothy Geithner as a Treasury Secretary option.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
Filed with regulatory body primary since 2020
Michael Froman filed a filing with the SEC on 2020-04-17.
← Robert Rubin person
membership inferential since 2008
Michael Froman, a Citigroup executive, sent a list of suggested cabinet appointments to the Obama transition team in 2008; Froman worked under Rubin's policy framework as the WikiLeaks emails revealed Citigroup's influence during the same period the bank received its bailout
Sources (19)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Michael Froman not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-03-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Michael Froman (2020-03-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-03-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Michael Froman (2022-03-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Froman — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-03-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Michael Froman (2023-03-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-04-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Michael Froman (2020-04-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-03-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Michael Froman (2019-03-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-03-02 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Michael Froman (2021-03-02) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-03-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Froman Michael B. G. (2020-03-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-03-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Froman Michael B. G. (2022-03-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-04-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Froman Michael B. G. (2020-04-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-03-02 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Froman Michael B. G. (2021-03-02) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-03-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Froman Michael B. G. (2023-03-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-03-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Froman Michael B. G. (2019-03-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Froman — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Froman — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Froman — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2008-10-06 ↗ WikiLeaks documents showing Froman's specific recommendations web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2008-10-06 ↗ WikiLeaks Podesta emails showing Froman's cabinet recommendations web_search Processed 📜 Receipt