List of chairmen of Citigroup

Summary

The following is a list of chairmen and presidents of what is now Citigroup—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 edit

Title Portrait Named individual Start date End date Notes
President   Samuel Osgood 1812 1813 City Bank of New York
President   William Few 1813 1817
President Peter Staff 1817 1825
President Thomas L. Smith 1825 1827
President Isaac Wright 1827 1832
President Thomas Bloodgood 1832 1844
President Gorham A. Worth 1844 1856
President   Moses Taylor 1856 1882 National City Bank after 1865 - telegraph lines referred to it as "Citibank"
President   Percy Pyne 1882 1891
President   James Stillman 1891 1909

Chairman edit

Title Portrait Named individual Start date End date Notes
Chairman   James Stillman 1909 1918

Presidents edit

The Chairman position was not filled between 1918 (Stillman's death) and 1929. Duties were handled by the President who acted on an interim basis.

Title Portrait Named individual Start date End date Notes
President Frank A. Vanderlip 1909 1919
President James A. Stillman 1919 1921
President Charles E. Mitchell 1921 1929
President Gordon S. Rentschler 1929 1940
President William Gage Brady Jr. 1940 1948
President Howard C. Sheperd 1948 1952
President   James Stillman Rockefeller 1952 1959
President George S. Moore 1959 1967

Chairmen edit

Title Portrait Named individual Start date End date Notes
Chairman Charles E. Mitchell 1929 1933
Chairman James H. Perkins 1933 1940
Chairman Gordon Sohn Rentschler 1940 1948
Chairman William Gage Brady, Jr. 1948 1952
Chairman Howard C. Sheperd 1952 1959 First National City Bank of New York after 1955
Chairman   James Stillman Rockefeller 1959 1967 First National City Bank after 1962
Chairman George S. Moore 1967 1970 First National City Corporation in 1968
Chairman Walter B. Wriston 1970 1984 Citicorp in 1974
Chairman John S. Reed 1984 2000 co-chair of Citigroup after 1998
Chairman   Sanford I. Weill 1998 2006 co-chair 1998–2000
Chairman   Charles Prince 2006 2007 operating as Citi in 2007
Chairman   Robert Rubin 2007 2007 November 4 – December 11, 2007
Chairman Winfried Bischoff 2007 2009
Chairman Richard Parsons 2009 2012
Chairman Michael E. O'Neill 2012 2019 Began April 2012; retired on January 1 2019
Chairman John Dugan 2019 Incumbent

References edit

  • Citigroup history. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.