Why Isn't John Mack at the Obama Speech?
Here's a list of notable attendees, released by the White House via The Washington Post, among the 700 who were invited to President Obama's speech this afternoon. Curiously absent was John Mack who, in a moment of candor, famously said "We cannot control ourselves. You have to step in and control the Street."
To be fair, it's worth mentioning that Vikram Pandit, Brian Moynihan, Jamie Dimon, John Stumpf and other big bank CEO's also skipped out.
Also, here's Floyd Norris' quick take on the speech.
Here's the list:
Bob Diamond, Barclays
Paul Calello, Credit Suisse
Deborah Wright, Carver Bancorp, Inc
Barry Zubrow, JP Morgan Chase
Tom Nides, Morgan Stanley
Ruth Porat, Morgan Stanley
Gary Cohn, Goldman Sachs
Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs
Bruce Thompson, Bank Of America
Arthur Levitt, former SEC member
Harvey Goldschmid, former SEC chair
Bob Greifeld, CEO, NASDAQ
Paul Volcker
Penny Pritzker
Mark Gallogly
Timothy Duncan, American Business Leaders for Financial Reform
Jerome Davidson, National Consumers League
James Fishman, National Association of Consumer Advocates
Evena Guerrier, NYPIRG
Michael Hudson, Center For Responsible Lending
Melanie Johnson, National Consumers League
Norman Silber, Consumers Union
Rich Trumka, AFL-CIO
Andy Stern, SEIU
Denis Hughes, NY AFL-CIO
Greg Floyd, Teamsters
Anna Burger, Change to Win
George Gresham, SEIU 1199
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)
New York Governor David Paterson (D)
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I)
Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Borough President
Thomas DiNapoli, State Comptroller
John Liu, New York Comptroller
Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker
Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President
Bill DeBlasio, New York Public Advocate
Richard Neiman, State Banking Superintendent
Jim Wrynn, State Insurance Superintendent