← Larry Summers
[ROLE TIMELINE]

Larry Summers

Clinton Treasury Secretary (1999-2001); suppressed CFTC derivatives regulation

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Disagreement/Conflict Brooksley Born Disagreement/Conflict at Brooksley Born (1998–present) 1998→ Historical Context Long-Term Capital Manag… Historical Context at Long-Term Capital Management (1998–present) 1998→ Favored In Policy Citigroup Favored In Policy at Citigroup (1999–present) 1999→ Government Professional Chuck Schumer Government Professional at Chuck Schumer (1999–present) 1999→ Contemporary Policy Figure Thomas J. Bliley Jr. Contemporary Policy Figure at Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (1999–present) 1999→ Membership Goldman Sachs Membership at Goldman Sachs (1999–present) 1999→ Same Policy Stance Alan Greenspan Same Policy Stance at Alan Greenspan (2000–present) 2000→ Same Policy Stance Arthur Levitt Same Policy Stance at Arthur Levitt (2000–present) 2000→ Indirect Connection Bear Stearns Indirect Connection at Bear Stearns (2000–present) 2000→ Collaborator Phil Gramm Collaborator at Phil Gramm (2000–present) 2000→ Policy Advisor Primary Dealer Credit F… Policy Advisor at Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) (2008–present) 2008→ Listed As Cabinet Candidate Michael Froman Listed As Cabinet Candidate at Michael Froman (2008–present) 2008→ Financial Crisis Policy Elizabeth Warren Financial Crisis Policy at Elizabeth Warren (2009–present) 2009→ Employment National Economic Counc… Employment at National Economic Council (NEC) (2009–present) 2009→ Financial Policy Context Elizabeth Warren Financial Policy Context at Elizabeth Warren (2010–present) 2010→

Conflict Zones (5)

CONFLICT ZONE · 1999–2026
Government Professional (Chuck Schumer) overlapping with Historical Context (Long-Term Capital Management)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2000–2026
Government Professional (Chuck Schumer) overlapping with Indirect Connection (Bear Stearns)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2008–2026
Policy Advisor (Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF)) overlapping with Historical Context (Long-Term Capital Management), Indirect Connection (Bear Stearns)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2009–2026
Government Professional (Chuck Schumer), Policy Advisor (Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF)), Financial Crisis Policy (Elizabeth Warren) overlapping with Employment (National Economic Council (NEC)), Historical Context (Long-Term Capital Management), Indirect Connection (Bear Stearns)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2010–2026
Financial Policy Context (Elizabeth Warren) overlapping with Historical Context (Long-Term Capital Management), Indirect Connection (Bear Stearns), Employment (National Economic Council (NEC))

All Roles & Relationships (15)

Sector Role Entity Period
OTHER Disagreement/Conflict Brooksley Born 1998–present
CORPORATE Historical Context Long-Term Capital Management 1998–present
OTHER Favored In Policy Citigroup 1999–present
GOVERNMENT Government Professional Chuck Schumer 1999–present
OTHER Contemporary Policy Figure Thomas J. Bliley Jr. 1999–present
OTHER Membership Goldman Sachs 1999–present
OTHER Same Policy Stance Alan Greenspan 2000–present
OTHER Same Policy Stance Arthur Levitt 2000–present
CORPORATE Indirect Connection Bear Stearns 2000–present
OTHER Collaborator Phil Gramm 2000–present
GOVERNMENT Policy Advisor Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) 2008–present
OTHER Listed As Cabinet Candidate Michael Froman 2008–present
GOVERNMENT Financial Crisis Policy Elizabeth Warren 2009–present
CORPORATE Employment National Economic Council (NEC) 2009–present
GOVERNMENT Financial Policy Context Elizabeth Warren 2010–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Larry Summers 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.