The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery

Neel Kashkari

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AGE: 35
OCCUPATION: TARP-throb
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: As the public face for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Kashkari is tasked with balancing the demands of outraged taxpayers and flailing bank owners. If he had any hair, he'd have pulled it out months ago.

CON: It's an interim gig, and if Kashkari can't make Obama happy, he may soon be looking for his own relief.

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