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Goldman Sachs and Company


United States, Financial Org    (1869 to present)
• Jewish investment banking firm, based in New York (See: GS history)
• History of Goldman Sachs (See: Funding Universe profile)
• 1999 : Changed from private partnership to public corporation
• 2004-06 : Profile: "Not since John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and maybe not even then, has one firm exerted such muscle over national economic and fiscal policy." (See: Kyle Pope article)
Relationships
1930 1940 1950 1960 1970
PaulsonHM2Partner
 
FriedmanSJOfficer
 
RubinREPartner
 
EisenbergLMPartner
 
SachsSPartner
 
SponsorCFR
 
Life ofGoldmanSachs
 
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Paulson, Henry M. Jr. (Hank)   (Partner of, 1974 to 2006) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1982 : General Partner
• 1988 : Managing Partner, Chicago office
• 1994 : President and Chief Operating Officer
• 1999 : Chairman and CEO
Friedman, Stephen J.   (Officer of, 1966 to 1994) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1973 : Partner
• 1987 : Vice Chairman
• 1990 : Chairman (1990-94)
Rubin, Robert E.   (Partner of, 1966 to 1992) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1971 : General Partner
• 1980 : Management Committee
• 1990 : Senior Partner (1990-92)
Eisenberg, Lewis M.   (Partner of, 1966 to 1989) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• General Partner
Sachs, Samuel   (Partner of, 1882 to 1935) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Partner with father-in-law Marcus Goldman
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)   (Sponsor of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Corporate Member (See: CFR sponsors)