Which current/former banking CEO would you most want to have coffee with?

Which current/former banking CEO would you most want to have coffee with?

Lloyd Blankfein (GS)
17% (331 votes)
Michael Corbat (Citi)
1% (25 votes)
John Cryan (DB)
3% (55 votes)
Jamie Dimon (JPM)
26% (507 votes)
Sergio Ermotti (UBS)
1% (23 votes)
Richard Fuld (former Lehman Brothers)
16% (320 votes)
James P. Gorman (MS)
3% (56 votes)
Antony Jenkins (Barclays)
0% (4 votes)
Brian Moynihan (BAML)
1% (21 votes)
Hank Paulson (former GS)
7% (146 votes)
Alan Schwartz (former Bear Stearns)
2% (39 votes)
Stephen A. Schwarzman (Blackstone)
17% (338 votes)
John Thain (former ML)
1% (11 votes)
Tidjane Thiam (CS)
3% (62 votes)
Other (add to comments)
2% (44 votes)
Total votes: 1982
12 Comments
 
Best Response

Paulson. IB And Treasury Secretary? This seems like a twofer.

Second? Dick Fuld.

Director of Finance and Corporate Development: 2020 - Present Manager of FP&A and Corporate Development: 2019 - 2020 Corporate Finance, Strategy and Development: 2011 - 2019 "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin
 

How is Jamie Dimon #1? His firm is so out of touch that they still require cover letters. Curious, what is the best BB now in your opinion? I know this is like asking Michael Jordan who's the best NBA player right now.

 

Probably Mark Cuban or Larry Ellison.

I've met Mark, but Larry Ellison is suppose to be extremely eccentric. But I think it'd be more fun to think who you'd want to play a round of golf with. That'd be Mark Cuban, Larry Ellison and Jason Witten.

EDIT: Just realize it specifically mentioned banking. But I still stand by my choices. Except I'd choose Marc Andreessen

"It is better to have a friendship based on business, than a business based on friendship." - Rockefeller. "Live fast, die hard. Leave a good looking body." - Navy SEAL
 

At a wider menu, I would pick John A. Paulson, or Steven A. Cohen. I'm very curious about some of Paulson's specific points of view. But, I would study Cohen's life in a much more interested way. I also respect that guy from Farallon Capital, but I just forgot his name (I'm very much like him in a lot of aspects)

And I don't actually like Mark Cuban, because that guy gets on my nerves. I also think he is more or less outdated in a lot of aspects (and I would not discuss about that).

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