(in Alphabetical Order)
REP. SPENCER BACHUS (R-Alabama), ranking Republican on the House Committee on Financial Services
SEN. MAX BAUCUS (D-Montana), chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance
REP. ROY BLUNT (R-Missouri), House minority whip
REP. JOHN BOEHNER (R-Ohio), House minority leader
SEN. JIM BUNNING (R-Kentucky), member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D–New York)
SEN. CHRISTOPHER DODD (D-Connecticut), chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
REP. RAHM EMANUEL (D-Illinois), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus; later chosen as chief of staff by President-elect Barack Obama
REP. BARNEY FRANK (D-Massachusetts), chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R–South Carolina), national campaign co-chairman for Sen. John McCain
SEN. JUDD GREGG (R–New Hampshire), ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on the Budget
SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-Kentucky), Senate minority leader
REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-California), Speaker of the House
SEN. HARRY REID (D-Nevada), Senate majority leader
SEN. CHARLES SCHUMER (D–New York), vice chairman of the Senate Democratic Conference
SEN. RICHARD SHELBY (R-Alabama), ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
JOSEF ACKERMANN, chairman of the management board and CEO of Deutsche Bank
HERBERT ALLISON, JR., chairman and CEO of TIAA-CREF; later president and CEO of Fannie Mae
LLOYD BLANKFEIN, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs
WARREN BUFFETT, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
H. RODGIN COHEN, chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell
MERVYN DAVIES, chairman of Standard Chartered Bank
JAMES DIMON, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase
J. CHRISTOPHER FLOWERS, CEO of J.C. Flowers & Company
RICHARD FULD, chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers
EDWARD HERLIHY, co-chairman of the executive committee of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
JEFFREY IMMELT, chairman and CEO of General Electric
ROBERT KELLY, chairman and CEO of Bank of New York Mellon
RICHARD KOVACEVICH, chairman of Wells Fargo
KENNETH LEWIS, chairman and CEO of Bank of America
EDWARD LIDDY, chairman and CEO of AIG
JOHN MACK, chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley
HERBERT (BART) MCDADE III, president of Lehman Brothers
DANIEL MUDD, president and CEO of Fannie Mae
VIKRAM PANDIT, CEO of Citigroup
ROBERT RUBIN, former secretary of the Treasury; director and senior counselor of Citigroup
ALAN SCHWARTZ, CEO of Bear Stearns
ROBERT SCULLY, vice chairman of Morgan Stanley
LAWRENCE SUMMERS, former secretary of the Treasury; chosen as director of the National Economic Council by President-elect Barack Obama
RICHARD SYRON, chairman and CEO of Freddie Mac
JOHN THAIN, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch
ROBERT WILLUMSTAD, CEO of AIG
SHEILA BAIR, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
BEN BERNANKE, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
CHRISTOPHER COX, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
JOHN DUGAN, comptroller of the currency
TIMOTHY GEITHNER, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; later nominated for secretary of the Treasury by President-elect Barack Obama
DONALD KOHN, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
JAMES LOCKHART, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
CALLUM MCCARTHY, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (United Kingdom) KEVIN WARSH, governor of the Federal Reserve Board
ALISTAIR DARLING, chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
HU JINTAO, president of the People’s Republic of China
MERVYN KING, governor of the Bank of England
ALEXEI KUDRIN, finance minister of Russia
CHRISTINE LAGARDE, finance minister of France
ANGELA MERKEL, chancellor of Germany
VLADIMIR PUTIN, prime minister of Russia
NICOLAS SARKOZY, president of France
JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET, president of the European Central Bank
WANG QISHAN, vice premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
WU YI, vice premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
ZHOU XIAOCHUAN, governor of the central bank of the People’s Republic of China
SEN. JOSEPH BIDEN, JR. (D-Delaware), vice presidential candidate for the Democratic Party; later elected 47th vice president of the United States
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R-Arizona), presidential candidate for the Republican Party
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-Illinois), presidential candidate for the Democratic Party; later elected 44th president of the United States
GOV. SARAH PALIN (R-Alaska), vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party
MICHELE DAVIS, assistant secretary for public affairs and director of policy planning
KEVIN FROMER, assistant secretary for legislative affairs
ROBERT HOYT, general counsel
DAN JESTER, contractor
NEEL KASHKARI, assistant secretary for international economics and development and interim assistant secretary for financial stability
JAMES LAMBRIGHT, chief investment officer of TARP
CLAY LOWERY, acting undersecretary for international affairs
JEB MASON, deputy assistant secretary for business affairs
DAVID MCCORMICK, undersecretary for international affairs
DAVID NASON, assistant secretary for financial institutions
JEREMIAH NORTON, deputy assistant secretary for financial institutions policy
KARTHIK RAMANATHAN, director of the Office of Debt Management
ANTHONY RYAN, assistant secretary for financial markets
STEVEN SHAFRAN, senior adviser to the secretary of the Treasury
ROBERT STEEL, undersecretary for domestic finance; later president and CEO of Wachovia
PHILLIP SWAGEL, assistant secretary for economic policy
JAMES WILKINSON, chief of staff
KENDRICK WILSON, contractor
JOSHUA BOLTEN, chief of staff
GEORGE W. BUSH, 43rd president of the United States
RICHARD CHENEY, 46th vice president of the United States
EDWARD GILLESPIE, counselor to the president
STEPHEN HADLEY, national security adviser
KEITH HENNESSEY, assistant to the president for economic policy; later director of the National Economic Council
JOEL KAPLAN, deputy chief of staff for policy
EDWARD LAZEAR, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
DANIEL MEYER, assistant to the president for legislative affairs