Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. "Sandy" Weillis an American banker, financier and philanthropist. He is a former chief executive and chairman of Citigroup. He served in those positions from 1998 until October 1, 2003, and April 18, 2006, respectively...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth16 March 1933
CountryUnited States of America
educational years class
Ive been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what weve done growing our educational programs there, building a board that has made Carnegie Hall really a world-class institution.
kids college people
A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives.
banking income expenses
You can't control income. It varies based on conditions outside of [your] control. But you can control expenses.
people benefits our-society
The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to grow and prosper.
parent supportive
I would say that my parents were supportive of me.
mistake persons willing
If a person is not willing to make a mistake, you're never going to do anything right.
kids littles little-kid
I was sort of a sissy as a little kid.
littles little-things used
I'm not as involved in every little thing as I used to be.
respect thinking people
One of the people that I respect the most now, a person I think has done a heck of a lot for this world as a leader, is Margaret Thatcher. She helped create a world that offers us a lot of excitement as we look to the next century.
mother business oil
My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did.
morning business waiting
So it's the kind of business where you can't wait to get up in the morning and read the papers, or listen to what's on the news, and you know, how the world's going to change.
new-york florida parent
My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade.
important loser winner
Learn how to be a loser, because it's important to be a loser to be a winner.
people benefits groups
If we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group so far, a whole host of people benefit.