Love it or hate it, Wall Street still wields enormous power and influence across America, especially in New York City. Ray McGuire is definitely the Wall Street candidate of this election. McGuire’s long career at Citigroup, where he was “the longest-standing head of an investment bank in the history of Wall Street,” saw him guiding some of the largest business deals in the country, such as the $108 billion merge of AT&T and Time Warner. McGuire has been working to secure the backing of his powerful friends and colleagues in big finance, and will likely have a huge financial advantage over many other candidates.

But McGuire is more than just a big-money guy. After George Floyd’s killing last year, McGuire powerfully called out the country’s top CEOs to make real contributions towards racial justice.

And he put out an influential report that estimated just how much anti-Black racism has cost the United States: $16 trillion. On top of all that, McGuire holds three degrees from Harvard University and is also one of the country’s top art collectors, amassing an impressive collection of African and African American art and supporting contemporary Black artists.

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