Role: Pandit will serve as a co-chair of Davos 2012 and sit on a panel addressing the global financial system in the coming year.
What’s at stake in 2012: On Tuesday, Citigroup announced an 11 percent drop in net income quarter over quarter and plans to lay off 5,000 employees. Uncertainty in Europe sent shares in Pandit’s bank plummeting 44% in 2011. He hopes the bank can return to form in the new year, and stamping out concerns over European debt would be a great start.