Education
Born in Bristol, Connecticut, Corbat graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics where he also played offensive guard for the school’s football team
Born in Bristol, Connecticut, Corbat graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics where he also played offensive guard for the school’s football team
He was two time all Ivy League and was selected as first string College Football All-America Team in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-Associate of Arts in 1982. He was the first Harvard player to be selected since Dan Jiggetts in 1975. Corbat has worked at Citi or its predecessor companies for his entire career, starting with Salomon Brothers.
He has served as Head of Citi"s Global Corporate Bank and Global Commercial Bank and Chief Executive Officer of Citi"s Global Wealth Management (consisting of Smith Barney and the Citi Private Bank).
As Chief Executive Officer of Citi Holdings, he was responsible for and led the divestiture of a portfolio of non-core business and assets following the financial crisis of 2008 and Citi’s participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program. In 2011, he was named Chief Executive Officer of Europe, Middle East and Africa (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) where he oversaw all Citi operations in the region.
In October 2012, Mike Corbat was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Citi. Corbat is an enthusiastic fly fisherman, golfer and downhill skier.
He serves on the Citigroup Board of Directors, the Electric and Music Industries Board of Directors, BritishAmerican Business Board of Directors and the United States. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation Board of Trustees.
While at Harvard Mr. Corbat was a member of The AD finals club along with several other social societies.