a model with a probability in the world of which the model claimed to be a representation. To make a statement about probability in a real world it is necessary to compound the probability derived from the model itself with the probability that the model itself is true. And there is no means of knowing whether the model is true." Senate testimony Viniar testified in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 regarding the role of investment banks in the financial crisis that began in 2007 and, specifically, the role of Goldman Sachs in that crisis. Affiliations Viniar served on the board of trustees of Union College and is a member of the board of trustees of both Children's Aid and Family Services and the Financial Accounting Foundation. Family Viniar is married and has four children. References 1955 births The Bronx High School of Science alumni Jewish American bankers Directors of Goldman Sachs Living people Harvard Business School alumni Union College (New York) alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American Jews