George S. Canellosdirector, New York office
David A. Markowitzformer assistant regional director, New York office
Jason E. Friedmansenior staff attorney
John P. Hendersonsenior staff attorney
B. J. Kangspecial agent who was one of the arresting agents of Bernie Madoff and also worked the Galleon case
Preetinder S. BhararaUS attorney, Southern District of New York
Andrew Z. Michaelsonspecial assistant US attorney on loan from the SEC
Jonathan R. Streeterassistant US attorney
The Galleon Circle
The Galleon Group
Michael Cardilloportfolio manager
Kris Chellamformer Xilinx executive turned Galleon portfolio manager
Caryn EisenbergRajaratnams executive assistant
Tom FernandezRajaratnams Wharton classmate and head of investor relations
Michael Fishermananalyst
Ian Horowitztrader
David LauRajaratnams Wharton classmate and Asia chief
George Lauchief compliance officer
Ananth Muniyappatrader
Gary Rosenbachportfolio manager
Richard Schuttechief operating officer
Leon Shaulovportfolio manager
Adam SmithHarvard Business School graduate, former Morgan Stanley investment banker, and portfolio manager at Galleon
Other Traders
William J. Lyons IIIformer Sedna trader with a weakness for instant messaging
Matt ReadLyonss cousin and instant-message partner
Frank Quint Slatterymanager of Symmetry Peak Capital
Around the Galleon Ring
Sunil BhallaPolycom executive
Danielle ChiesiNew Castle Funds consultant
Rajive Dharexecutive at Arris Group
Rajiv GoelWharton classmate of Raj Rajaratnam and Intel Treasury executive
Shammara Hussainformer investor relations associate at Market Street Partners
Roomy Khanformer Intel marketing employee and former Galleon trader
Deep Shahcredit analyst at Moodys Investors Service
Apjit WaliaRBC Capital Markets analyst
Goldman Sachs
Lloyd C. Blankfeinchief executive
Gary D. Cohnpresident
John H. Bryanboard member
William W. Georgeboard member
Gregory K. Palmgeneral counsel
Steven R. PeikinGoldmans outside lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell
John F. W. RogersBlankfeins chief of staff and secretary to the Goldman board
Byron D. TrottWarren E. Buffetts banker
David A. Viniarchief financial officer
Jon Winkelriedformer president
McKinsey
Dominic Bartonmanaging director
Marvin Bowerformer managing director (19501967)
D. Ronald Danielformer managing director (19761988)
Ian Davisformer managing director (20032009)
Frederick W. Gluckformer managing director (19881994)
Herbert Henzlerformer chairman of McKinsey Germany
David PalecekMcKinsey consultant
Anupam Tino Puriformer managing director of McKinsey
India
Paresh Vaishformer engagement manager on Hindustan Motors project
Donald C. Waite IIIformer head of McKinseys New York office
Adil Zainulbhaichairman of McKinsey India
Harvard Business School
Walter J. SalmonGuptas professor
John V. CarberryGuptas suite mate
David ManlyGuptas late friend
It was Tuesday, November 24, 2009, and Rajat Kumar Gupta was headed to the White House for the first state dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, the most glamorous political couple since the Kennedys. Six years had passed since Gupta had stepped down as the three-term global managing director of consulting giant McKinsey & Co., but at sixty, he was busier than ever. He sat on a handful of corporate boardsGoldman Sachs & Co., Procter & Gamble Co., and American Airlines, to name a few. His wife, Anita, had hoped his retirement from the top job at McKinsey would slow him down, but he was in the throes of building his own private equity company from scratch. Jetting from continent to continent, living out of a suitcase, he was as intent on being a game changer in private equity and philanthropy as he had been during a storied career in consulting.
Dressed in a black Nehru suit, with a red handkerchief tucked in his pocket, Gupta made his way to the white tent on the South Lawn from the gilded East Room, which served as the staging area for the dinner. At every turn, he ran into friends. He chatted with Deepak Chopra, the new age physician, who was wearing his signature gem-studded eyeglasses for the glittering gala. He mingled with Preeta Bansal, a top lawyer in the new administration, and caught up with Bobby Jindal, a former McKinsey consultant and now the Republican governor of Louisiana. Jindal, whose given name is Piyush, was born in Baton Rouge; his parents migrated to America from the Indian state of Punjab six months before he was born.