Goldman Sachs Group

Goldman Sachs Group, founded in 1869, describes itself as a "leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net-worth individuals ... It is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms ... headquartered in New York [with] offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world."

Record and Controversies

Political contributions

Henry M. Paulson, Jr., then Chair & CEO of Goldman Sachs, was a Bush Pioneer having raised at least $100,000 for Bush in the 2004 presidential election. In 2006, Paulson was appointed by Bush to be Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.

Goldman Sachs gave $478,250 to federal candidates in the 05/06 election period through its political action committee - 35% to Democrats and 65% to Republicans.

Lobbying

The company spent $2,380,000 for lobbying in 2006. $1,031,250 went to nine outside lobbying firms with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists. The lobbying firms included DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, The Duberstein Group, and Vinson & Elkins.

Goldman Sach's lobbying firm in the UK is Lexington Communications.

Revolving Door

• John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, was a Non-executive Director of Goldman Sachs Group from 1999 to 2007.

• Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada and Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Finance from November 2004, was the managing director of Goldman Sachs' Canadian operation until 2003.

• Now a retired chairman, Stephen Friedman joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1966 and became a partner in 1973. He was vice chairman and co-chief operating officer from 1987 to November 1990, and co-chairman or chairman from 1990 to 1994. Having been appointed again to Goldman Sachs as a director in May 2002, , he was appointed Chairman of the U.S. President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and Chairman of the Intelligence Oversight Board in January 2006. He was Assistant to the President George W. Bush for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council from December 2002 until December 2004. He had to quit his position at the Federal Reserve Bank "over questions about his ties to Goldman Sachs". He is currently a board member of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and chairman of the board of Harbor Point Limited.

• U.K. Life Peer Brian Griffiths, Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach, has been Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs International and an International Advisor to Goldman Sachs on Europe since 1991.

• In January 2006, Goldman Sachs Managing Director Mario Draghi became the new governor of the Bank of Italy.

• I.J. Macfarlane, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (1996-2006) and Chairman of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators, was appointed a member of the International Advisory Board of Goldman Sachs JB since March 2007.

• Mario Monti, an international adviser to Goldman Sachs International, was European commissioner responsible for the internal market, financial services and financial integration, customs and taxation from 1995 to 1999 and for competition 1999 to 2004. He is the founder of the European think-tank Bruegel, as well as being a member of the advisory board of the Coca-Cola Company.

• Mark Patterson, who was appointed U.S. Treasury Department Chief of Staff in February 2009, previously worked as a lobbyist for Goldman Sachs.

• In May 2006 President Bush appointed Goldman Sachs executive Henry Paulson as Treasury Secretary.

• Robert K. Steel, who was Advisory Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Securities at Goldman Sachs until 2004, was Under Secretary for Domestic Finance for the U.S. Department of Treasury from 2006 to 2008. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1976, became a partner in 1988, worked at the Equities division from 1998 to 2001, and joined the Management Committee in 1999.

Company Profile

Personnel

Executives

Key executives and 2006 pay:

• Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, $27,800,000
• David A. Viniar, Chief Financial Officer, $20,840,000
• Brooks Entwistle, Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs (India) LLC

Members of the board

Members of the board:

• Lloyd C. Blankfein - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
• Gary D. Cohn - President and Co-Chief Operating Officer
• Jon Winkelried - President and Co-Chief Operating Officer
• John H. Bryan - retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee Corporation
• Claes Dahlbäck - Senior Advisor to Investor AB
• Stephen Friedman - Chairman of Stone Point Capital
• William W. George - former Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic, Inc.
• Rajat K. Gupta - Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company
• James A. Johnson - Vice Chairman of Perseus, L.L.C.
• Lois D. Juliber - former Vice Chairman of the Colgate-Palmolive Company
• Edward M. Liddy - Chairman of The Allstate Corporation
• Ruth J. Simmons - President of Brown University
• John F. W. Rogers - Secretary to the Board

Subsidiaries

• Goldman Sachs International
• Pret A Manger sandwich outlets are reportedly owned by Goldman Sachs.

Affiliations

In 2008, the Goldman Sachs Group is reported to provide sponsorship to the Center for Global Development.

Contact details

Address:

85 Broad Street

New York, NY 10004

Phone:

212-902-1000

Fax:

212-902-3000

Website:

http://www.goldmansachs.com

External Links

• Matt Taibi, The Great American Bubble Machine, Rolling Stone, 5 April 2010.

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