Peter Orszag, Obama's Former Budget Director, Joins Citi
President Obama's former director of the Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag, will join Citi as a vice chairman in its global banking business, the company announced Thursday.
Orszag will be a member of Citi's Senior Strategic Advisory Group, which focuses on client relationships. However, in accordance with ethics rules, Orszag's role in the company will not involve contact with federal government officials.
Orszag resigned from the Obama administration in July. As head of the budget office, he oversaw Mr. Obama's first two budgets, helped review federal regulations and helped to implement major policy initiatives.
Shira Ovide of the Wall Street Journal writes that Orszag is "the latest government official to take the well-trod trail from Washington to Wall Street."
The Treasury Department announced this week that it was selling its remaining Citigroup stock, after giving the bank a $45 billion taxpayer bailout in 2008.
