List of former employees of Goldman Sachs
| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment banking, financial services |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
This compilation of Goldman Sachs alumni showcases distinguished former staff members from the investment banking firm headquartered in New York City, representing a wide range of industries.
- Jacob Aarup-Andersen – Danish banking executive, Danske Bank
- Bradley Abelow – Ex-Treasurer and Chief of Staff for New Jersey; President at MF Global, Inc.
- Guy Adami – Contributor on CNBC's Fast Money
- Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga – Ex-Finance Minister of Nigeria and Minister for Trade and Investments
- Sergey Aleynikov – Programmer at Goldman Sachs convicted of stealing proprietary code
- Erik Åsbrink – Swedish Finance Minister from 1996 to 1999
- Cliff Asness – Hedge fund billionaire and co-founder of AQR Capital Management
- Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister (2013–2014)
- Steve Bannon – Former CEO of Breitbart News and chief strategist for Trump’s 2016 campaign
- Chetan Bhagat – Author from India
- Fischer Black – Co-creator of the Black–Scholes formula and the Black-Derman-Toy model
- Lloyd Blankfein – Former CEO and current Senior Chairman at Goldman Sachs
- Joshua Bolten – Previous White House Chief of Staff
- António Borges – Economist and banker from Portugal
- Diethart Breipohl – Allianz’s Group Finance Head
- Willem Buiter – Chief Economist at Citigroup
- Erin Burnett – Anchor on CNN
- Mark Carney – Governor of the Bank of England (2013–2020) and former Governor of the Bank of Canada (2008–2013); anticipated Prime Minister of Canada (2025-)
- R. Martin Chavez – Ex-Chief Financial Officer at Goldman Sachs; investment banker and entrepreneur
- Efthymios Christodoulou – Past Governor of the Bank of Greece
- Petros Christodoulou – Deputy CEO at National Bank of Greece; formerly General Manager at Public Debt Management Agency
- Gary Cohn – Former Director of the US National Economic Council; ex-Vice Chairman at IBM
- Michael Cohrs – Member of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee
- Leon Cooperman – Billionaire investor and hedge fund leader
- Jon Corzine – Ex-CEO of MF Global; former Governor and US Senator from New Jersey
- Jim Cramer – CNBC Mad Money host; founder of TheStreet.com
- Edward J Crawford – Founder of private equity firm Coltala Holdings
- Charles de Croisset – General Treasurer, Société des amis du Louvre
- Guillermo de la Dehesa – Former Spanish Secretary of State for Economy and Finance
- Emanuel Derman – Co-developer of the Black-Derman-Toy model
- Vladimír Dlouhý – Former Czech Minister for Industry and Trade
- Mario Draghi – European Central Bank President from 2011 to 2019
- William C. Dudley – Past President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Rahm Emanuel – Mayor of Chicago between 2011 and 2019
- Hafize Gaye Erkan - Current Governor, Central Bank of Turkey (2023-present), first woman in this role
- Óscar Fanjul – Founding Chairman and CEO, Repsol
- Michael D. Fascitelli – President and trustee at Vornado Realty Trust
- Fang Fenglei – Deputy CEO, China International Capital Corporation
- Henry H. Fowler – US Secretary of the Treasury (1965–1969)
- Alberto Maria Genovese - Italian entrepreneur recognized as "king of startups"
- Gary Gensler – Chairperson of the US Securities and Exchange Commission since 2021; former Chair, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2009–2014)
- Mark Gilbert – US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa; former Major League Baseball player
- Judd Gregg – Ex-Governor and US Senator from New Hampshire
- Chris Grigg – CEO at British Land since 2009
- Guy Hands – Chief Executive Officer, Terra Firma Capital Partners
- Jim Himes – Member of the US House representing Connecticut since 2009
- Kazuo Inamori – Chairman at Japan Airlines since 2010
- Reuben Jeffery III – Former Under Secretary for Economic Affairs at the US State Department
- Neel Kashkari – Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability at the US Treasury
- Paul B. Kazarian — Founder of Japonica Partners; President, Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation
- Jörg Kukies — German economist appointed Minister of Finance starting 2024
- Edward Lampert – Hedge fund manager; CEO following Kmart-Sears merger at ESL Investments
- Jason Lee – Creator of Dailypay
- Gianni Letta – Secretary to Italy’s Council of Ministers during Berlusconi administrations
- Matt Levine – Bloomberg News columnist
- Arthur Levitt – Former Chairperson, US Securities and Exchange Commission (1993–2001)
- Ian Macfarlane – Reserve Bank of Australia Governor (1996–2006)
- Stephen Mandel - Billionaire investor; founder at Lone Pine Capital
- Tito Mboweni – Ex-Governor, Reserve Bank of South Africa
- Evan McMullin – Independent candidate in the 2016 US presidential election
- Scott Mead – Investment banker and photographer
- Karel Van Miert – Former European Commissioner for Competition and Transport
- Carlos Moedas – Portuguese European Commissioner for Research, Science, and Innovation
- R. Scott Morris – Past CEO, Boston Options Exchange
- Dambisa Moyo] - Zambian economist and author specializing in African economic growth
- Steven Mnuchin] - Served as US Treasury Secretary (2017–2020); National Finance Chairman for Trump’s 2016 campaign; former Goldman Sachs CIO
- Phil Murphy] - Present Governor of New Jersey
- Ashwin Navin] - Indian-American President and co-founder at BitTorrent Inc.
- Daniel Och] - Billionaire investor; founder and previous CEO at Och-Ziff Capital Management
- Ann Olivarius] - Chairperson at McAllister Olivarius law firm focusing on employment law
- Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau] - Member of Dutch royal family
- Andrea Orcel] - Ex-President UBS Investment Bank
- Lucas Papademos] - Economist from Greece
- Mark A. Patterson] - Chief of Staff to US Treasury Secretary
- Henry “Hank” Paulson] - Former US Treasury Secretary
- Romano Prodi] - Italy’s former Prime Minister; ex-President European Commission
- Robert Rubin] - Previous US Treasury Secretary; former Citigroup Chairman
- Anthony Scaramucci] - Former White House Communications Director
- Harvey Schwartz] - Ex-Goldman Sachs CFO and co-Chief Operating Officer
- Robert F. Smith (investor)] - Billionaire founder/CEO Vista Equity Partners; wealthiest African-American individual
- Robert Steel] - Former Wachovia Chairman/President
- Milojko Spajić] - Montenegro’s Prime Minister since 2023
- Gene Sperling] - Director, National Economic Council (US)
- Rishi Sunak] - UK Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024
- Peter Sutherland] - UN refugee envoy; former EU commissioner; Chairman Emeritus GS International
- David Tepper] - Hedge fund billionaire; owner of NFL's Carolina Panthers
- John Thain] - Former Merrill Lynch CEO; ex-chairman NYSE
- Massimo Tononi] - Italian Treasury Undersecretary
- Malcolm Turnbull] - Previous Australian Prime Minister
- Phil Venables (computer scientist)] - Former Chief Information Security Officer Goldman Sachs; current CISO at Google Cloud
- Stephen Violago] - Senior Vice President Goldman Sachs (2011-2023); Director Cantor Fitzgerald
- George Herbert Walker IV] - Chairman/CEO Neuberger Berman; member of Bush family
- Thomas B. Walker, Jr.] - Pioneered Goldman Sachs presence in Southwestern United States
- Elisha Wiesel] - CIO Goldman Sachs; hedge fund manager; son of Elie Wiesel
- Ryan Williams] - Founder Cadre; technology entrepreneur
- Robert Zoellick] - Former US Trade Representative; Deputy Secretary State; World Bank President
- Alice Weidel] - German politician leading Alternative for Germany party