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Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Received: by 10.142.204.12 with SMTP id b12cs95850wfg; Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:41:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.163.13 with SMTP id l13mr6299747wfe.244.1228466504747; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:41:44 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <swartell@americanprogress.org> Received: from tabella.americanprogress.org (tabella.americanprogress.org [65.199.13.16]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 32si1142345wfc.59.2008.12.05.00.41.44; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:41:44 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of swartell@americanprogress.org designates 65.199.13.16 as permitted sender) client-ip=65.199.13.16; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of swartell@americanprogress.org designates 65.199.13.16 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=swartell@americanprogress.org X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1228466503-13a600bd0000-MKFCFn X-Barracuda-URL: http://tabella.americanprogress.org:8000/cgi-bin/mark.cgi Received: from mail.americanprogress.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tabella.americanprogress.org (Spam Firewall) with ESMTP id 49B793110C1 for <john.podesta@gmail.com>; Fri, 5 Dec 2008 03:41:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.americanprogress.org ([172.16.10.19]) by tabella.americanprogress.org with ESMTP id JzHwjGWEAzBCAz8e (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for <john.podesta@gmail.com>; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:41:43 -0500 (EST) X-ASG-Whitelist: Client Received: from CAPMAILBOX.americanprogresscenter.org ([172.16.10.17]) by mailfe1.americanprogresscenter.org ([172.16.10.19]) with mapi; Fri, 5 Dec 2008 03:41:42 -0500 From: Sarah Wartell <swartell@americanprogress.org> To: John Podesta <jpodesta@americanprogress.org>, "'john.podesta@gmail.com'" <john.podesta@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 03:41:42 -0500 X-ASG-Orig-Subj: RE: Fhfa Subject: RE: Fhfa Thread-Topic: Fhfa Thread-Index: AclPyEE3q+0/KXfBQ3ic5PX35YaXigG6W7pQ Message-ID: <96AB68D2CFDF484BA95B23C51E9C8B053F5377CE17@CAPMAILBOX.americanprogresscenter.org> References: <96AB68D2CFDF484BA95B23C51E9C8B053F4F93FD53@CAPMAILBOX.americanprogresscenter.org> In-Reply-To: <96AB68D2CFDF484BA95B23C51E9C8B053F4F93FD53@CAPMAILBOX.americanprogresscenter.org> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Barracuda-Connect: UNKNOWN[172.16.10.19] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1228466503 X-Barracuda-Encrypted: RC4-MD5 X-Barracuda-Virus-Scanned: by Barracuda Spam Firewall at americanprogress.org Sorry if this is very late: A few thoughts. Went through a whole bunch of = other housing finance agency names but for FHFA jobs these were only ones t= hat made the cut. =20 YOUNGER: Shaun Donovan if he didn't end up near top at HUD; I am increasin= gly high on the idea but I see pressure for diversity. I actually think h= e would be good for NEC too -- maybe he won't want a staff job. But larry = needs a sharp person he would take seriously from housing finance world as = the entire nationalized housing market is rebuilt. If could influence larr= y, I could argue at least as important than what could do at HUD. MINORITY: (1) Brian Hudson, CEO of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency= . AA. I don't know him personally but he is very respected in the State Ho= using Finance Agency world. Been there since 1975. On Board of PA Home Loa= n Bank (overseen by FHFA -- don't think should be conflict). (2) Phyliss Caldwell. AA. Also don't know her but by reputation. People = all talk well of her but I am a bit leary she'd be treated as seriously by = the treasury crowd. Was head of community development banking for Bank of = America. Recently named ED of Washington Area Women's Foundation. =20 (3) Shekar Narasimham. He is by business experience a MF and commcerical f= inance guy. But VERY smart. Knows the system and structure. Creative thi= nker. (See bio below.) =20 OLDER, NONDIVERSE, AND CLINTON: Ludwig. =20 OLDER, NONDIVERSE, NONCLINTON: Chuck Muckenfuss. Gibson Dunn banking lawy= er; former OCC, FDIC senior staff from Carter era. =20 Shekar Narasimham was Managing Director for Agency and Funds Management at = Prudential Mortgage Capital Company. Prior to that, he was Chairman & CEO o= f The WMF Group, Ltd., a publicly traded commercial mortgage financial serv= ices company which was acquired by Prudential in 2000. Mr. Narasimhan built= WMF to a position recognized as a leader in providing multifamily and comm= ercial real estate financing in the United States.=20 Mr. Narasimhan has served on the Boards of the Mortgage Bankers Association= of America (MBA), National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), Harvard Joint Cen= ter for Housing Studies and Cooperative Development Foundation. He has chai= red and moderated numerous forums on multifamily and affordable housing, co= mmercial securitization and technology for the MBA, NMHC, NHC, Fannie Mae a= nd the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Mr. Narasimhan has a Bachelor= 's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, = New Delhi, India and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the = Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Sarah Rosen Wartell Executive Vice President=20 swartell@americanprogress.org -----Original Message----- From: John Podesta=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:10 AM To: Sarah Wartell Subject: Fhfa Any out of the box picks for that job? Women? Minorities? Younger? Non-Cli= nton?=