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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
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
CohenJaAOfficer
 
FriedmanSJDirector
 
DraghiMOfficer
 
WaldronJE2Officer
 
CohnGDOfficer
 
SutherlandPDDirector
 
BlankfeinLCOfficer
 
CohenAJPartner
 
HarrisonRSPartner
 
DudleyWCOfficer
 
MnuchinSOfficer
 
LindenJPartner
 
SteyerTFEmployee
 
ThorntonJLPartner
 
PaulsonHM2Partner
 
FriedmanSJOfficer
 
RubinREPartner
 
EisenbergLMPartner
 
SupporterWildConsSoc
 
SponsorCFR
 
Life ofGoldmanSachs
 
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Cohen, Jared A.   (Officer of, 2022 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• President of Global Affairs
Friedman, Stephen J.   (Director of, 2002 to 2013) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Draghi, Mario   (Officer of, 2002 to 2005) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International
Waldron, John E. II   (Officer of, 2000 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2019 : President and CEO (See: GS bio)
Cohn, Gary D.   (Officer of, 1996 to 2016) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2006 : President and Chief Operating Officer
Sutherland, Peter D.   (Director of, 1995 to 2015) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman, European Group
Blankfein, Lloyd C.   (Officer of, 1994 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2002 : Vice Chairman
• 2006 : Chairman and CEO (2006-18)
• 2019 : Senior Chairman
Cohen, Abby J.   (Partner of, 1990 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1998 : Partner, Chief Investment Strategist
Harrison, Robert S.   (Partner of, 1987 to 2009) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Dudley, William C.   (Officer of, 1986 to 2007) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chief Economist
Mnuchin, Steven   (Officer of, 1986 to 2002) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2001 : Executive Vice-President
Linden, Josephine   (Partner of, 1983 to 2009) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Partner, Managing Director, Head of Private Wealth Management
Steyer, Thomas F. (Tom)   (Employee of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Thornton, John L.   (Partner of, 1980 to 2003) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1995 : CEO, Goldman Sachs International, London
• 1996 : Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asia
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
Wildlife Conservation Society   (Supporter of, 2004) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2004 : Goldman Sachs transfers 680,000 acres of wilderness in southern Chile to the WCS
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)   (Sponsor of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Corporate Member (See: CFR sponsors)