Peter Orszag

There are rumblings on Wall Street that Citigroup (NYSE:C) may have pushed Vikram Pandit out of its C-Suite last week in part to make room for one of the biggest names of all: Tim Geithner.Geithner, who is as politically-connected as it gets, would instantly add credibility and his deep international and regulatory experience to Citi's front office, which has a history of luring big-name individuals from the public sector.It would also be a way for Geithner, who has no private-sector experience, to score a big payday after years as a public servant at the New York Federal Reserve and more recently at the Treasury Department."If he was the chairman of Citigroup, he would be a dynamic person who would enhance the bank's stature," said Dick Bove, an influential analyst at Rochdale Securities who covers Citi and floated the Geithner talk last week.On the other hand, it's not clear if Geithner, 51, would even want the job so soon after leaving the government and his lack of experience worki...

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