[Frank Newman] served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Prior to that, he was Vice Chairman of the Board and CFO of BankAmerica Corporation, and Executive Vice President and CFO of Wells Fargo Bank.New Economic Perspectives
["Newman then returned to the private sector, become Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust and then serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bankers Trust from 1996 to 1999.[1] In 2005, he became CEO of Shenzhen Development Bank." — Wikipedia]
So when Mr. Newman writes, “This author recommends Mr. Mosler’s book, as well as various writings by academic proponents of ‘Modern Monetary Theory’,” it really means something.
Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department Endorses Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
Stephanie Kelton | Professor of Economics, UMKC