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Robert Edward Rubin

70th Secretary of the Treasury (1995-1999), former Goldman Sachs Co-Chairman (1990-1992), former Citigroup Executive (1999-2009)
Tracked because 70th Secretary of the Treasury (1995-1999), former Goldman Sachs Co-Chairman (1990-1992), former Citigroup Executive (1999-2009) · 23 documented connections
Facts on record14
Connections mapped23
Sources cited19
✦ Thin coverage gap +24 connected to 23 entities · only 14 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 13P+5 1S
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PATTERN person → [employment] → company → [employment] → person 252× PATTERN person → [affiliation] → person 146× PATTERN person → [affiliation] → person → [affiliation] → organiz... 146× PATTERN person → [colleague] → person → [colleague] → person 126× PATTERN person → [colleague] → person 116×
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Key Connections
→ Robert Rubin person
Alias / Same Person
'Robert Edward Rubin' is the full legal name of the person commonly known as 'Robert Rubin', as documented in the entity database.
→ National Economic Council (NEC) government agency
Employment
Served as first Director of National Economic Council from 1993 to 1995.
→ Bill Clinton person
Government Service
Served as 70th Secretary of Treasury under President Bill Clinton from January 10, 1995 to July 2, 1999.
→ Alan Greenspan person
colleague
Jointly issued statement with Greenspan and Summers opposing Brooksley Born's concept release within hours.
→ Glass-Steagall Act instrument
Policy Action
Helped broker final deal for Glass-Steagall repeal while secretly negotiating employment with Citigroup.
→ Goldman Sachs organisation
employment
26-year career culminating in Co-Chairman role 1990-1992
→ Citigroup organisation
employment
Chairman of Executive Committee 1999-2009, earned $126 million
→ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act instrument
policy_advocacy
Advocated for Glass-Steagall repeal that enabled Citigroup creation
Facts (14)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 3915d
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 (14)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Rubin, Summers, and Greenspan jointly issued statement opposing Born's concept release within hours
✓ verified Primary Source Rubin left Treasury to take a $20 million annual job at Citigroup immediately after leaving office in 1999
✓ verified Primary Source Robert Rubin served as Treasury Secretary from 1995 to 1999, succeeded by Lawrence Summers
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Rubin helped broker final deal for Glass-Steagall repeal while secretly negotiating employment with Citigroup
Date: 1999-11-01 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Common Dreams and academic legal analysis
✓ verified Primary Source Republican congressmen investigated Rubin for conflict of interest over Mexican bailout in 1995, citing his $26 million annual Goldman Sachs compensation
Date: 1995-02-28 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: UPI Archives report
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Rubin resigned from Citigroup in January 2009
Date: 2009-01-09 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Multiple sources including Wikipedia
✓ verified Primary Source Rubin called Treasury official Peter Fisher in 2001 seeking Bush administration help to prevent Enron credit downgrade
✓ verified Primary Source Rubin successfully fought Brooksley Born's proposal to regulate derivatives in 1998
✓ verified Primary Source FCIC alleged Rubin may have violated laws by misleading investors about Citigroup's subprime exposure in October 2007
✓ verified Primary Source Rubin received total compensation of $126 million from Citigroup between 1999 and 2009
✓ verified Primary Source Rubin joined Citigroup as Chairman of Executive Committee in October 1999, three months after leaving Treasury
Date: 1999-10-01 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Wikipedia and multiple news sources
✓ verified Primary Source Rubin served as 70th Secretary of Treasury from January 10, 1995 to July 2, 1999
Date: 1995-01-10 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: U.S. Treasury Department official records
✓ verified Primary Source Rubin served as first Director of National Economic Council from 1993 to 1995
Date: 1993-01-25 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: U.S. Treasury Department official biography
✓ verified Primary Source Robert Rubin worked at Goldman Sachs from 1966 to 1992, rising to Co-Chairman from 1990-1992
All Connections (23)
→ Goldman Sachs organisation
employment confirmed
26-year career culminating in Co-Chairman role 1990-1992
→ Citigroup organisation
employment confirmed
Chairman of Executive Committee 1999-2009, earned $126 million
→ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act instrument
policy_advocacy confirmed
Advocated for Glass-Steagall repeal that enabled Citigroup creation
→ Brooksley Born person
affiliation confirmed
Rubin opposed Born's derivatives regulation proposals
→ Centerview Partners company
employment confirmed
Serves as counselor since 2010
employment confirmed
Co-chair emeritus
→ Larry Summers person
mentor_protege confirmed
Rubin mentored Summers who replaced him as Treasury Secretary
→ Timothy Geithner person
mentor_protege confirmed
Geithner worked under Rubin at Treasury before becoming NY Fed President
→ Gary Gensler person
mentor_protege confirmed
Rubin brought Gensler from Goldman Sachs to Treasury Department
→ Robert Rubin person
Alias / Same Person primary since 1966
'Robert Edward Rubin' is the full legal name of the person commonly known as 'Robert Rubin', as documented in the entity database.
→ National Economic Council (NEC) government agency
Employment primary since 1993
Served as first Director of National Economic Council from 1993 to 1995.
→ Glass-Steagall Act instrument
Policy Action primary since 1999
Helped broker final deal for Glass-Steagall repeal while secretly negotiating employment with Citigroup.
→ Bill Clinton person
Government Service primary since 1995
Served as 70th Secretary of Treasury under President Bill Clinton from January 10, 1995 to July 2, 1999.
→ Phil Angelides person
Investigated By inferential since 2007
Phil Angelides chaired the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) that investigated Rubin's actions at Citigroup.
→ Bear Stearns company
Financial Sector Connection inferential since 2008
Rubin's tenure at Citigroup and role in financial deregulation (Glass-Steagall repeal) is contextually linked to Bear Stearns' collapse, though Rubin is not directly employed there.
Policy Action inferential since 1998
Successfully fought derivatives regulation in 1998, paving the way for the Commodity Futures Modernization Act which exempted derivatives from oversight.
Contextual secondary since 1998
As Treasury Secretary during the 1998 LTCM crisis, Rubin was involved in the Federal Reserve-brokered bailout while simultaneously pushing against derivatives regulation.
→ Alan Greenspan person
colleague primary since 1998
Jointly issued statement with Greenspan and Summers opposing Brooksley Born's concept release within hours.
→ Charles Prince person
colleague inferential since 2003
Served under Charles Prince at Citigroup; Prince was CEO during the subprime crisis period.
← Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission government agency
criminal_referral confirmed
FCIC voted to refer Rubin to DOJ for potential securities violations
← Michael Froman person
subordinate confirmed
Froman was Rubin's chief of staff at Treasury, later moved to Citigroup with Rubin
← Nydia Velazquez elected official
government_service_connection inferential since 2026
Nydia Velazquez and Robert Rubin are both listed among known entities, with Rubin having served in the National Economic Council and Treasury, representing a potential government service overlap.
← Hamilton Project organization
affiliation inferential since 2026
Hamilton Project is listed in the known entities database in close proximity to Robert Edward Rubin, a former U.S. Treasury Secretary who founded the Hamilton Project.
Sources (19)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Robert Edward Rubin — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Robert Edward Rubin not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Robert Edward Rubin — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Robert Edward Rubin — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Robert Edward Rubin — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Robert Edward Rubin — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
1998-05-07 ↗ Stanford Magazine and Washington Post reporting on opposition to Born web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1999-07-01 ↗ Common Dreams and other sources reporting Rubin's Citigroup compensation web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1995-01-10 ↗ Multiple news sources documenting Rubin's tenure web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1999-11-01 ↗ Common Dreams and academic legal analysis web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1995-02-28 ↗ UPI Archives report web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-01-09 ↗ Multiple sources including Wikipedia web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1998-05-01 ↗ Multiple sources including The 92ers and Shadowproof web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2007-10-15 ↗ Fortune magazine and Shadowproof reporting on FCIC documents web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1999-01-01 ↗ Wikipedia citing Bloomberg Businessweek calculation web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1999-10-01 ↗ Wikipedia and multiple news sources web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1995-01-10 ↗ U.S. Treasury Department official records web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1993-01-25 ↗ U.S. Treasury Department official biography web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1966-01-01 ↗ Multiple official sources including Treasury Department and Council on Foreign R… web_search Processed 📜 Receipt