About the Author

Hank Paulson served as US Treasury Secretary between July 2006 and Jan 2009. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. In 2008, Time magazine named Paulson as a runner-up for Person of the Year, saying, with reference to the global financial crisis 'if there is a face to this financial debacle, it is now his.'

Reviews

'The former US Treasury secretary gives a gripping account of how he battled to prevent complete meltdown in the financial system, with plenty of illuminating detail.' - Financial Times