title: List of chairmen of Citigroup
text: # List of chairmen of Citigroup
  
  The following is a list of chairmen and presidents of what is now Citigroup—the person or persons who were ultimately responsible for the company since its founding in 1812. The company was led by presidents until 1909, when James J. Stillman became the first chairman, holding the highest office in the company.
  
  ## Presidents
  
  | Title | Named individual | Start date | End date | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | President | Samuel Osgood | 1812 | 1813 | City Bank of New York |
  | President | William Few | 1813 | 1817 | |
  | President | Peter Staff | 1817 | 1825 | |
  | President | Thomas L. Smith | 1825 | 1827 | |
  | President | Isaac Wright | 1827 | 1832 | |
  | President | Thomas Bloodgood | 1832 | 1844 | |
  | President | Gorham A. Worth | 1844 | 1856 | |
  | President | Moses Taylor | 1856 | 1882 | National City Bank after 1865 - telegraph lines referred to it as "Citibank" |
  | President | Percy Pyne | 1882 | 1891 | |
  | President | James Stillman | 1891 | 1909 | |
  
  ## Chairman
  
  | Title | Portrait | Named individual | Start date | End date | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chairman | | James Stillman | 1909 | 1918 | |
  
  ## Presidents
  
  The Chairman position was not filled between 1918 (Stillman's death) and 1929. Duties were handled by the President who acted on an interim basis.
  
  | Title | Named individual | Start date | End date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | President | Frank A. Vanderlip | 1909 | 1919 |
  | President | James A. Stillman | 1919 | 1921 |
  | President | Charles E. Mitchell | 1921 | 1929 |
  | President | Gordon S. Rentschler | 1929 | 1940 |
  | President | William Gage Brady Jr. | 1940 | 1948 |
  | President | Howard C. Sheperd | 1948 | 1952 |
  | President | James Stillman Rockefeller | 1952 | 1959 |
  | President | George S. Moore | 1959 | 1967 |
  
  ## Chairmen
  
  | Title | Named individual | Start date | End date | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chairman | Charles E. Mitchell | 1929 | 1933 | |
  | Chairman | James H. Perkins | 1933 | 1940 | |
  | Chairman | Gordon Sohn Rentschler | 1940 | 1948 | |
  | Chairman | William Gage Brady, Jr. | 1948 | 1952 | |
  | Chairman | Howard C. Sheperd | 1952 | 1959 | First National City Bank of New York after 1955 |
  | Chairman | James Stillman Rockefeller | 1959 | 1967 | First National City Bank after 1962 |
  | Chairman | George S. Moore | 1967 | 1970 | First National City Corporation in 1968 |
  | Chairman | Walter B. Wriston | 1970 | 1984 | Citicorp in 1974 |
  | Chairman | John S. Reed | 1984 | 2000 | co-chair of Citigroup after 1998 |
  | Chairman | Sanford I. Weill | 1998 | 2006 | co-chair 1998–2000 |
  | Chairman | Charles Prince | 2006 | 2007 | operating as Citi in 2007 |
  | Chairman | Robert Rubin | 2007 | 2007 | November 4 – December 11, 2007 |
  | Chairman | Winfried Bischoff | 2007 | 2009 | |
  | Chairman | Richard Parsons | 2009 | 2012 | |
  | Chairman | Michael E. O'Neill | 2012 | 2019 | Began April 2012; retired on January 1 2019 |
  | Chairman | John Dugan | 2019 | Incumbent | |
  