Neel Kashkari, the “$700 billion man” who managed the financial bailout program during President George W. Bush’s administration, hasn’t held press conferences, appeared in TV spots or made formal announcements about a possible future run for California governor.
Not yet, at least.
But on the Internet, the 39-year-old former Bay Area Goldman Sachs banker who oversaw the Troubled Asset Relief Program – TARP, the effort to stanch the 2008 financial crisis with $700 billion in government investments in banks and private industry – appears to be laying out the next chapter in his story.
The moderate Republican’s goal: To pursue his “passion for public service.”
