Daily Archives: November 26, 2008

Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit on Charlie Rose

A conversation with Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup.

Pandit was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley, where he was responsible for the overall management of the group and focused on the trading, sales, and infrastructure aspects of the business (2000–2005). Prior to that position, Pandit served as the managing director and head of the Worldwide Institutional Equities Division (1994–2000), and as the managing director and head of the US Equity Syndicate (1990–1994) for Morgan Stanley. Pandit left Morgan Stanley with a few colleagues to start a hedge fund named Old Lane Partners. Citigroup subsequently purchased the fund in 2007 for $800 million. Pandit received approximately $165.2 million for this transaction. Many analysts believe that this hefty price was paid for a hedge fund with only $4.5 billion under management to get Pandit onto Citigroup.


Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit on Charlie Rose

More about Vikram Pandit

Vikram Pandit is the Chief Executive Officer of Citi. Before being named CEO on December 11, 2007, Mr. Pandit was Chairman and CEO of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group, which includes Markets & Banking and Citi Alternative Investments.

Mr. Pandit serves on the boards of Columbia University, Columbia Business School, the Indian School of Business, and Trinity School. He is a former board member of NASDAQ, the New York City Investment Fund, and the American India Foundation.

Mr. Pandit earned a PhD in Finance from Columbia University in 1986. He also received an MS degree in 1977 and a BS degree in electrical engineering in 1976 from Columbia.

Schoolhousin’ – Episode 3: Chinatown Chat

Living with roommates isn’t easy. Living with roommates who like to wack-off on the internet can be even more challenging. Schoolhousin’ Episode 3: “Chinatown Chat” will address some of the issues one must face to successfully grease your noodle without disturbing the other cooks in the kitchen. Guest starring the fabulous Kiki Tran

Schoolhousin’ – Episode 3: Chinatown Chat

If you missed the previous Schoolhousin’ episodes, you can see them below :

Schoolhousin’ – Episode 1: For the Ladies

Schoolhousin’ – Episode 2: Dirty Deeds

Schoolhousin’ – A Halloween Special