This list of former employees of Goldman Sachs catalogs notable alumni of the New York City-based investment bank in different fields. *

Jacob Aarup-Andersen Jacob Aarup-Andersen (born 6 December 1977) is a Danish businessman and CEO of ISS A/S, a global facilities management company based in Denmark. Early life Aarup-Andersen was born on 6 December 1977. He earned a master's degree in economics from ...

– head of banking for

Danske Bank Danske Bank A/S is a Danish multinational banking and financial services corporation. Headquartered in Copenhagen, it is the largest bank in Denmark and a major retail bank in the northern European region with over 5 million retail customers. ...

Bradley Abelow Bradley Ira Abelow (born June 9, 1958) is an American businessman and political leader who formerly served as Chief of Staff to the Governor of New Jersey in the cabinet of Governor Jon Corzine. Prior to entering Governor Corzine's Cabinet as St ...

– Former Chief of Staff and Treasurer of New Jersey under Jon Corzine, and President of MF Global, Inc. * Guy Adami – CNBC's ''Fast Money'' *

Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (born 1955) is a Nigerian politician, he was the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment of Nigeria from 2011 to 2015. He was first nominated by President Olusegun Obasanjo and appointed by President Goodluck Jonat ...

– Former Nigerian Finance Minister, current Nigerian Minister for Trade and Investments * Sergey Aleynikov – Goldman Sachs computer programmer convicted of stealing Goldman's code *

Erik Åsbrink Erik Åsbrink (born 1 February 1947) is a Swedish politician and former minister in two Social Democratic governments led by Ingvar Carlsson and Göran Persson Hans Göran Persson (; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as ...

–

Minister for Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...

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(1996–1999) * Cliff Asness -

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hedge fund manager, the co-founder of

AQR Capital Management AQR Capital Management (Applied Quantitative Research) is a global investment management firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The firm, which was founded in 1998 by Cliff Asness, David Kabiller, John Liew, and Robert Krail, offer ...

. *

Ziad Bahaa-Eldin Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin (born 30 August 1964) is an Egyptian economist, commercial lawyer and politician. Biography Ziad Bahaa-Eldin was born on 30 August 1964 and is the son of the journalist and writer Ahmad Baha-Eldin. He was educated at Cair ...

– Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt (2013–2014) * Steve Bannon - Former executive chairman of Breitbart News LLC, and Chief Executive Officer of the Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 * Chetan Bhagat – Author * Fischer Black – Co–author of the Black–Scholes equation and the Black-Derman-Toy model * Lloyd Blankfein – American investment banker, Senior Chairman of Goldman Sachs and former chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. * Joshua Bolten – Former White House Chief of Staff *

António Borges António Mendo de Castel-Branco do Amaral Osório Borges (18 November 1949 – 25 August 2013) was a Portuguese economist and banker. He was also a Managing Director and International Adviser of Goldman Sachs. Biography Early years to year 200 ...

– Portuguese economist and banker *

Diethart Breipohl Diethart Breipohl (born 23 August 1939 at Königsberg, East Prussia) is a German banker. Education Breipohl studied Business Administration and Law at the Universities of Hamburg, Münster and Tübingen, and is a Doctor of Law. He completed a ...

– Head of Group Finance at

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* Willem Buiter – Chief Economist of

Citigroup Citigroup Inc. or Citi (Style (visual arts), stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services corporation headquartered in New York City. The company was formed by the merger of banking ...

(2010–) * Erin Burnett – CNN host * Mark Carney – Governor of the

Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government of ...

(2013–) and former Governor of the

Bank of Canada The Bank of Canada (BoC; french: Banque du Canada) is a Crown corporation and Canada's central bank. Chartered in 1934 under the ''Bank of Canada Act'', it is responsible for formulating Canada's monetary policy,OECD. OECD Economic Surveys: Ca ...

(2008–2013) * R. Martin Chavez – American investment banker and entrepreneur, former Goldman Sachs CFO. * Efthymios Christodoulou – Governor of the

Bank of Greece The Bank of Greece ( el, Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος , ΤτΕ) is the central bank of Greece. Its headquarters is located in Athens on Panepistimiou Street, but it also has several branches across the country. It was founded in 192 ...

(1991–1993) *

Petros Christodoulou Petros Christodoulou ( el, Πέτρος Χριστοδούλου; born 1960) is a Greek economist and banker. Biography Christodoulou was born in 1960. Christodoulou earned his B.Sc. in finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business ...

– General Manager of the Public Debt Management Agency of Greece (2010–2012) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Bank of Greece (2012–) *

Gary Cohn Gary David Cohn (born August 27, 1960) is an American business leader who served as the 11th Director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2018. He managed the administration's econo ...

– Director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2018, vice-chairman of IBM * Michael Cohrs – Member of Court and the Financial Policy Committee at the Bank of England *

Leon Cooperman Leon G. Cooperman (born April 25, 1943) is an American billionaire investor and hedge fund manager. He is the chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, a New York-based investment advisory firm managing over $3.3 billion in assets under management ...

- billionaire investor, hedge fund manager * Jon Corzine – Former CEO of MF Global, Inc., former

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

Governor (2006–2010) and US Senator (2001–2006), New Jersey *

Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality and author. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. A former hedge fund manager, founder, and senior partner of Cramer ...

– Founder of TheStreet.com, best selling author, and host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC * Charles de Croisset – General Treasurer of Société des amis du Louvre * Guillermo de la Dehesa – Secretary of State of Economy and Finance of Spain (1986–1988) * Emanuel Derman – Co-developer of the Black-Derman-Toy model * Vladimír Dlouhý – Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (1992–1997) * Mario Draghi – President of the European Central Bank (2011–2019) * William C. Dudley – President of the

Federal Reserve Bank of New York The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is responsible for the Second District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses the State of New York, the 12 northern counties of New ...

* Rahm Emanuel – Mayor of Chicago (2011–2019) * Kazuo Inamori – Chairman of Japan Airlines (2010–) *

Óscar Fanjul Óscar Fanjul Martín (born 1949, in Santiago) is a Spanish economist. Biography Fanjul was born in Santiago, Chile in 1949. He started his professional career at the Instituto Nacional de Industria in 1972, and has also worked at the Confedera ...

– Founding Chairman and CEO of Repsol *

Michael D. Fascitelli Michael D. Fascitelli (born c. 1957) is an American businessman. He is a member of the Vornado Realty Trust board of trustees and former CEO and president of the company before stepping down from day-to-day responsibilities on February 26, 2013. He ...

– President & Trustee of Vornado Realty Trust * Fang Fenglei – deputy chief executive of China International Capital Corporation * Henry H. Fowler – Former United States Secretary of the Treasury (1965–1969) * Gary Gensler – Chairman of the US

Commodity Futures Trading Commission The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the US government created in 1974 that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, which includes futures, swaps, and certain kinds of options. The Commodity Exchange Ac ...

(2009–2014) and chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (2021-) * Mark Gilbert – Major League Baseball player, and US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa * Judd Gregg – Governor of New Hampshire (1989–1993) and United States Senator from New Hampshire (1993–2011) *

Chris Grigg Christopher Montague Grigg (born 6 July 1959) is a British businessman. He was formerly the chief executive of The British Land Company plc, a British property development and investment company. Early life Grigg was educated at King Edward VI ...

– CEO of British Land (2009– ) * Charlie Haas – Wrestler, who is working for World Wrestling Entertainment * Victor Halbertstadt – Professor of Public Sector Finance at the University of Leiden * Guy Hands – CEO of Terra Firma Capital Partners * Jim Himes – member of the House of Representatives (2009–present), representing Connecticut *

Reuben Jeffery III Reuben Jeffery III (born August 21, 1953) is the former United States Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs, having been appointed to that position by United States President George W. Bush in June 2007. Presen ...

– Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs (2007– ) * Neel Kashkari – Former Interim

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(2008–2009) * Edward Lampert – Hedge fund manager of ESL Investments. Brought K-Mart out of Bankruptcy in 2003 * Jason Lee – Founder of Dailypay and acquitted of rape * Gianni Letta – Secretary to the Council of Ministers of Italy under the governments of Silvio Berlusconi * Matt Levine – columnist for '' Bloomberg News'' * Arthur Levitt – Chairman of the

Securities and Exchange Commission The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market ...

(1993–2001) *

Klaus Luft Klaus Siegfried Luft (born October 22, 1941) is a German executive and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of the upervisory Board oArtedona and also known for being a board member of leading technology companies. Career From March 19 ...

– German businessman and Honorary Consul of Estonia to Bavaria * Ian Macfarlane (economist), Ian Macfarlane – Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (1996–2006) * Stephen Mandel (hedge fund manager), Stephen Mandel - billionaire investor, Hedge fund, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He founded Lone Pine Capital * Tito Mboweni – Governor of the

Reserve Bank of South Africa The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result of the abnormal monetary and financial condit ...

(1999–2009) * Evan McMullin - Independent candidate for President in the US presidential election, 2016 *

Scott Mead Scott Mead is an American fine art photographer, philanthropist, and investor currently based in London. After an early career in photography, Mead relocated to London in 1988, where as a partner at Goldman Sachs, he became known for overseeing an ...

– Photographer and an investment banker * Karel Van Miert – European Commissioner for Transport and

Consumer Protection Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent business ...

(1989–1993) and European Commissioner for Competition (1993–1999) * Carlos Moedas – European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation *

R. Scott Morris R. Scott Morris is an American author, financial engineer and quantitative consultant. He is president of Morris Consulting, LLC, Chief Investment Strategist of Blackthorne Capital Management, LLC, and served as CEO of the Boston Options Exchange ...

– Former CEO of

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* Dambisa Moyo – Zambian economist and author of ''Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa'' *

Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner Mnuchin ( ; born December 21, 1962) is an American investment banker and film producer who served as the 77th United States secretary of the treasury as part of the Cabinet of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. Serving for a full pres ...

– Former United States Secretary of the Treasury (2017–2020), National Finance Chairman for the

Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign The 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump was formally launched on June 16, 2015, at Trump Tower in New York City. Trump was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election, having won the most state prim ...

, and Former Chief Information Officer For

Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs () is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan, with regional headquarters in London, Warsaw, Bangalore, H ...

* Phil Murphy (D) – Current Governor State of New Jersey * Ashwin Navin – President and co-founder of

BitTorrent, Inc. Rainberry, Inc., formerly known as BitTorrent, Inc., is an American company that is responsible for the ongoing development of the BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol, as well as the ongoing development of μTorrent and BitTorrent Mainline, two ...

* Daniel Och - billionaire investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and former CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group. * Dr. Ann Olivarius, Chair
McAllister Olivarius
employment and discrimination lawyer * Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau – Younger brother of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands * Andrea Orcel – President of UBS Investment Bank (2014–2018) * Lucas Papademos Greek Economist * Mark Patterson – Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States (2009–) *

Henry Paulson Henry Merritt Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) is an American banker and financier who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his role in the Department of the Treasury, Paulson was the Chairman a ...

– Former United States Secretary of the Treasury (2006–2009) * Romano Prodi – Prime Minister of Italy (1996–1998, 2006–2008) and

President of the European Commission The president of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The President of the Commission leads a Cabinet of Commissioners, referred to as the College, collectively account ...

(1999–2004) *

Justin B. Ries Justin Baker Ries is an American marine scientist, best known for his contributions to ocean acidification, carbon sequestration, and biomineralization research. Biography Ries was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the Friends Schoo ...

– scientist and inventor known for discoveries in the field of global climate change * Robert Rubin – Former Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, ex–Chairman of

Anthony Scaramucci Anthony Scaramucci ( ; born January 6, 1964) is an American financier who briefly served as the White House Communications Director, White House Director of Communications from July 21 to July 31, 2017. Scaramucci worked at Goldman Sachs's inv ...

– Former White House Communications Director (2017) * Harvey Schwartz - American investment banker, former Goldman Sachs CFO and co-COO. *

Robert F. Smith (investor) Robert Frederick Smith (born December 1, 1962) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Early life Smith was born to Dr. William Robert Smith ...

- Billionaire founder and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Wealthiest African-American. * Robert Steel – Former Chairman and President, Wachovia * Gene Sperling – Director of the National Economic Council (2011–2014) *

Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak (; born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party since October 2022. He previously held two Cabinet of ...

- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2022-present) * Peter Sutherland UN representative for refugees; former EU commissioner; former attorney general of Ireland; Chairman Emeritus of GS International. * David Tepper – billionaire hedge fund manager and owner of NFL team Carolina Panthers * John Thain – Former Chairman and CEO,

Merrill Lynch Merrill (officially Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated), previously branded Merrill Lynch, is an American investment management and wealth management division of Bank of America. Along with BofA Securities, the investment bank ...

, and former chairman of the NYSE * Massimo Tononi – Treasury Undersecretary of the Ministry Of Economy and Finance of Italy (2006–2008) * Malcolm Turnbull – Former

Prime Minister of Australia The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister heads the executive branch of the Australian Government, federal government of Australia and is also accountable to Parliament of A ...

(2015-2018) *

George Herbert Walker IV George Herbert Walker IV (born 1969) is an American investment banker. He is the chairman and CEO of Neuberger Berman, one of the largest independent, employee-owned investment management firms. During Walker's tenure, the firm survived the implos ...

– Chairman and CEO at Neuberger Berman and member of the Bush family * Thomas B. Walker, Jr. - established Goldman Sachs' presence in the

Southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Ne ...

* Elisha Wiesel – businessman; chief information officer of Goldman Sachs * Robert Zoellick – United States Trade Representative (2001–2005), Deputy Secretary of State (2005–2006), World Bank President (2007–2012)

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