Robert King "Bob" Steel is an American business leader and an expert on financial institutions and markets. In June 2010, he was named Deputy Mayor for Economic Development by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Previously, he had served as Under Secretary for Domestic Finance of the United States Treasury, as the last president and CEO of Wachovia Corporation, and as vice chair of Goldman Sachs. He also chaired and served on the boards of several non-profits. The second of three boys, Steel grew up in Durham, North Carolina, attending public schools near Duke University, his future... college. He was a Boy Scout and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. His late father, Charles Steel, III, was a life insurance agent and his mother, Elizabeth, was a homemaker. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke in 1973, majoring in history and political science. He received his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago in 1984. Steel lives in Greenwich, Connecticut; he is married to Gillian Steel and they have three daughters. He enjoys hiking, skiing and golfing.
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