Top Citi Banker Ray McGuire Leaves to Pursue NYC Mayoral Run

Top Citi Banker Ray McGuire Leaves to Pursue NYC Mayoral Run

Ray McGuire

Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

Ray McGuire, one of Citigroup Inc.'s top investment bankers, is leaving the firm as he takes the first steps toward a run to become mayor of New York City.McGuire, 63, on Thursday will open an account with the city's Campaign Finance Board, said Lupe Todd-Medina, a spokeswoman for his campaign. That step will give his campaign the ability to raise funds from donors and hire more staff, Todd-Medina said.

McGuire, one of the most senior Black executives on Wall Street, has been rumored to be interested in a mayoral run for months. And he's recently been more publicly vocal about some of his beliefs, including ideas on how to reform education systems in low-income and minority communities as well as the need for better