List of chairmen of Citigroup
The following is a list of chairmen and presidents of Citigroup. This lists the person or persons who were ultimately responsible for the company since its founding in 1812. The company was led by presidents until 1909, when James J. Stillman became the first chairman, holding the highest office in the company.
Presidents
- Samuel Osgood - 1812-1813 (City Bank of New York)
- William Few- 1813-1817
- Peter Staff - 1817-1825
- Thomas L. Smith - 1825-1827
- Isaac Wright 1827-1832
- Thomas Bloodgood - 1832-1844
- Gorham A. Worth - 1844-1856
- Moses Taylor - 1856-1882 (National City Bank after 1865 - telegraph lines referred to it as "Citibank")
- Percy Pyne - 1882-1891
- James Stillman 1891-1909
Chairman
- James Stillman - 1909-1918
Presidents
The Chairman position was not filled between Stillman's death in 1918 and 1929. Duties were handled by the President who acted on an interim basis.
- Frank A. Vanderlip - 1909-1919
- James A. Stillman - 1919-1921
- Charles E. Mitchell - 1921-1929
Chairmen
- Charles E. Mitchell - 1929-1933
- James H. Perkins - 1933-1940
- Gordon Sohn Rentschler - 1940-1948
- William Gage Brady, Jr. - 1948-1952
- Howard C. Sheperd - 1952-1959 (First National City Bank of New York after 1955)
- James Stillman Rockefeller - 1959-1967 (First National City Bank after 1962)
- George S. Moore - 1967-1970 (First National City Corporation in 1968)
- Walter B. Wriston - 1970-1984 (Citicorp in 1974)
- John S. Reed - 1984-2000 (co-chair of Citigroup after 1998)
- Sanford I. Weill - 1998-2006 (co-chair 1998-2000)
- Charles Prince - 2006-2007 (operating as Citi in 2007)
- Robert Rubin - 2007-2007 (November 4 - December 11, 2007)
- Win Bischoff - 2007-2009
- Richard Parsons - 2009-2012
- Michael E. O'Neill - April 2012-present
References
- Citigroup history. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.