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Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises is a memoir by Timothy F. Geithner about his tenure as the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury. Summary of the Book Geithner was a pivotal figure in the recovery after the financial crisis, helping the United States get back in shape. In this book, he speaks to readers about his tenure with President Barack Obama, and explains how he had to make hard choices which seemed politically unfeasible. He did what he had to to ensure America’s return, with the financial breakdown in clear view all the time. He discusses his time abroad during his childhood, and his days as a young Treasury official facing the crisis of the 90's. Through his words, readers understand how Wall Street fell, as well as how the Lehman Brothers debacle led to one of the darkest weekends the United States has ever seen. Despite not being a politician himself, he speaks of politics and the effects it has had on his life. Public service is on his mind constantly, and this book speaks his mind in as truthful as manner as he could see fit. About Timothy F. Geithner Timothy F. Geithner is an American economist, policy maker and central banker. The former United States Secretary of the Treasury, under President Barack Obama, he is currently the president of Warburg Pincus, a Wall Street private equity firm. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he studied government and Asian studies. He obtained his postgraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, studying international economics and East Asian studies. A polyglot, he studied Mandarin and Japanese during his studies as well.