← Henry Paulson
[ROLE TIMELINE]

Henry Paulson

Former Treasury Secretary during Bear Stearns crisis

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Affiliation Goldman Sachs Affiliation at Goldman Sachs (1998–present) 1998→ Membership Ben Bernanke Membership at Ben Bernanke (2005–present) 2005→ Membership Warren Spector Membership at Warren Spector (2006–present) 2006→ Regulatory Filing Securities and Exchange… Regulatory Filing at Securities and Exchange Commission (2006–present) 2006→ Membership James Cayne Membership at James Cayne (2006–present) 2006→ Membership Alan Schwartz Membership at Alan Schwartz (2006–present) 2006→ Policy Context Of Repeal Glass-Steagall Act Policy Context Of Repeal at Glass-Steagall Act (2006–present) 2006→ Government Professional Chuck Schumer Government Professional at Chuck Schumer (2006–present) 2006→ Membership Matthew Tannin Membership at Matthew Tannin (2007–present) 2007→ Membership Ralph Cioffi Membership at Ralph Cioffi (2007–present) 2007→ Contractor BlackRock Contractor at BlackRock (2008–present) 2008→ Meeting Richard J. Durbin Meeting at Richard J. Durbin (2008–present) 2008→ Oversight Bear Stearns Oversight at Bear Stearns (2008–present) 2008→ Colleague Timothy Geithner Colleague at Timothy Geithner (2008–present) 2008→ Contractor State Street Contractor at State Street (2008–present) 2008→ Oversight Elizabeth Warren Oversight at Elizabeth Warren (2008–present) 2008→ Coordinated With Primary Dealer Credit F… Coordinated With at Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) (2008–present) 2008→ Linked Official Maiden Lane LLC Linked Official at Maiden Lane LLC (2008–present) 2008→ Financial Crisis Policy Cont… Maiden Lane Asset Backe… Financial Crisis Policy Context at Maiden Lane Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2008-1 (2008–present) 2008→ Financial Transaction JPMorgan Chase Financial Transaction at JPMorgan Chase (2008–present) 2008→ Legal Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Legal at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (2008–present) 2008→ Contractor BlackRock Financial Man… Contractor at BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (2008–present) 2008→ Oversight Federal Reserve Bank of… Oversight at Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2008–present) 2008→ Financial Policy Public-Private Investme… Financial Policy at Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) (2009–present) 2009→ Government Investigation Financial Crisis Inquir… Government Investigation at Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (2010–present) 2010→ Political Association Donald J. Trump for Pre… Political Association at Donald J. Trump for President (2016–present) 2016→

Conflict Zones (2)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2008–2026
Government Professional (Chuck Schumer), Oversight (Elizabeth Warren), Coordinated With (Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF)), Oversight (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) overlapping with Contractor (BlackRock), Oversight (Bear Stearns), Contractor (State Street), Financial Transaction (JPMorgan Chase), Legal (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP), Contractor (BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2010–2026
Government Investigation (Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission) overlapping with Contractor (BlackRock), Oversight (Bear Stearns), Contractor (State Street), Financial Transaction (JPMorgan Chase), Legal (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP), Contractor (BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.)

All Roles & Relationships (26)

Sector Role Entity Period
OTHER Affiliation Goldman Sachs 1998–present
OTHER Membership Ben Bernanke 2005–present
OTHER Membership Warren Spector 2006–present
OTHER Regulatory Filing Securities and Exchange Commission 2006–present
OTHER Membership James Cayne 2006–present
OTHER Membership Alan Schwartz 2006–present
OTHER Policy Context Of Repeal Glass-Steagall Act 2006–present
GOVERNMENT Government Professional Chuck Schumer 2006–present
OTHER Membership Matthew Tannin 2007–present
OTHER Membership Ralph Cioffi 2007–present
CORPORATE Contractor BlackRock 2008–present
OTHER Meeting Richard J. Durbin 2008–present
CORPORATE Oversight Bear Stearns 2008–present
OTHER Colleague Timothy Geithner 2008–present
CORPORATE Contractor State Street 2008–present
GOVERNMENT Oversight Elizabeth Warren 2008–present
GOVERNMENT Coordinated With Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) 2008–present
OTHER Linked Official Maiden Lane LLC 2008–present
OTHER Financial Crisis Policy Context Maiden Lane Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2008-1 2008–present
CORPORATE Financial Transaction JPMorgan Chase 2008–present
CORPORATE Legal Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 2008–present
CORPORATE Contractor BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 2008–present
GOVERNMENT Oversight Federal Reserve Bank of New York 2008–present
OTHER Financial Policy Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) 2009–present
GOVERNMENT Government Investigation Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission 2010–present
POLITICAL Political Association Donald J. Trump for President 2016–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Henry Paulson using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.