Who is Timothy Geithner from Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem--and Themselves and what is their importance?

Timothy Geithner was the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He played an important role in the financial crisis of 2008 by working with the leaders of the largest Wall Street firms to find ways to save some of the largest institutions from collapse.