# Prof. David Yermack on rumors that Timothy Geithner could join Citigroup's C-suite

1 Faculty News October 22, 2012 ![Fox Business logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031722.jpg?itok=a0Gxu60a)>

Excerpt from [Fox Business](http://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/2012/10/22/could-geithner-land-at-citigroup-after-treasury-stint/) -- "Geithner’s 'lack of any experience whatsoever in the private sector is just a huge handicap,' said [Yermack](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/david-yermack). 'Despite his political connections, he seems pretty unqualified to run a big bank.' Yermack also said Geithner’s relationships with other government officials could raise questions about how Citi would be regulated going forward, preoccupying the board and Geithner himself."

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