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Neal S. Wolin
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

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Neal S. Wolin is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, a position for which he was confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 2009. Prior to his confirmation as Deputy Secretary, Mr. Wolin served in the Obama White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President for Economic Policy. 

Before joining the Obama Administration, Mr. Wolin was the President and Chief Operating Officer for Property & Casualty Operations at The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. He previously served as General Counsel of The Hartford from 2001 to 2007.

From 1999 to January 2001, Mr. Wolin served as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He served as the Deputy General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury from 1995 to 1999. He previously served in the Clinton White House as the Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council and as Executive Assistant to the National Security Advisor.  Mr. Wolin has also served as Special Assistant to three Directors of Central Intelligence.

Before joining the federal government, Mr. Wolin practiced law in Washington, D.C. with the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering. He received a B.A. degree in history, summa cum laude, from Yale College; a Master of Science in Development Economics from the University of Oxford; and a J.D. from Yale Law School. He served as law clerk for United States District Judge Eugene H. Nickerson in the Eastern District of New York.

Last Updated: August 10, 2009