Goldman Alumni Back Remain

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Remainers have been trumpeting the letter from eight former U.S. Treasury secretaries arguing that Brexit would leave the UK poorer, more inward looking and threaten the City. But Guido couldn’t help but find some of the signatories’ names familiar, so he decided to take a glance at a few of their CVs:

Henry Paulson: worked at Goldman for twenty years, eventually becoming CEO.
Lawrence Summers: Former Hedge fund partner, and worked as a freelance speaker. Gave six-figure speeches at Goldman and a range of other investment banks.
Robert Rubin:Spent 26 years at Goldman, eventually serving as a member of the board and co-chairman from 1990 to 1992.

Unsurprisingly the Remain camp decided to go with “former Treasury secretaries” rather than “former Goldman big-shots” for the headline…
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