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John A. Thain

Business executive

Muckety metrics:

Connections: John A. Thain has direct or once-removed relationships with 2,119 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 99% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 99

Influence: Thain has a Muckety influence index of 99 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 99

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John A. Thain

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Gender: Male

Age in 2012: 55

Address: Lives and/or works in Rye, NY

Wealth class: Multimillionaire

Areas of interest:

nonprofits

education

banking

finance

health care

politics & government

Personal social network: Much of Thain's Muckety comes from nonprofit connections. His power base is his role as chairman & CEO of CIT Group, and former chairman & CEO of Merrill Lynch.

Financial information:

As an officer, director and/or owner of publicly traded securities, John A. Thain has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. >> See filings

Muckety news stories featuring John A. Thain

Thain's call initiated Bank of America bid for Merrill Lynch

Once again, John Thain is in the midst of a financial firestorm. His company, Merrill Lynch, agreed yesterday to be acquired by Bank of America Corp. for $50 billion.

September 15, 2008

Thain, Merrill's new CEO, proves Goldman Sachs clout

The appointment of John Thain to head troubled Merrill Lynch proves, yet again, the long reach of Goldman Sachs.

November 15, 2007

John A. Thain personal relations:

Carmen M. Thain - spouse

Other current John A. Thain relationships:

740 Park Avenue, New York - duplex owner

CIT Group Inc. - chairman & CEO

Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - life member

French-American Foundation - director

Howard University - trustee

New York-Presbyterian Hospital - trustee

Sunshine, Sachs & Associates - client

John A. Thain past relationships:

2008 John McCain presidential campaign - fundraiser

Bank of America Corp. - head of global banking & wealth management

BlackRock, Inc. - director

Timothy F. Geithner - unofficial adviser

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. - president & COO

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. - chairman & CEO

NYSE Euronext - CEO

NYSE Group - CEO

Partnership for New York City - director

Michael S. Smith - home decorator

World Economic Forum 2008 - attendee

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect John A. Thain with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
John A. Thain → New York-Presbyterian Hospital →
  Harvey Golub → American Express Company →
    Just Ask the Locals →

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Indirect links:

John A. Thain has multiple indirect connections to the following people:

David H. Koch

Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in John A. Thain's web of second-degree relationships:

Carleton S. Fiorina

James H. Simons

David H. Koch

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John A. Thain campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

Portman Victory Committee 2010 - $10,000 on 8/30/2010

John McCain 2008 - $4,200 on 2/6/2007

McCain Victory 2008 - $28,500 on 6/19/2008

John McCain 2008 - $4,200 on 1/16/2007

NYSE Group Inc. PAC - $5,000 on 5/31/2007

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