About Us

Lloyd C. Blankfein

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Director Since: April 2003

Other Current Public Company Directorships: None
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: None

Career Highlights

• Goldman Sachs
  - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (June 2006 – Present)
  - President and Chief Operating Officer (January 2004 – June 2006)
  - Vice Chairman with management responsibility for Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) and Equities Divisions (April 2002 – January 2004)
  - Co-head of FICC (1997 – April 2002)
  - Head and/or Co-head of the Currency and Commodities Division (1994 – 1997)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Member, Dean’s Advisory Board, Harvard Law School
• Member, Dean’s Council, Harvard University
• Member, Advisory Board, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
• Member, Board of Overseers, Weill Medical College Cornell University
• Member, Board of Directors, Partnership for New York City

Experience and Qualifications

With over 25 years of experience in various positions at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, Mr. Blankfein has extensive knowledge of all aspects of our business, including our risk management practices and our day-to-day operations. Mr. Blankfein uses this firm-specific knowledge and experience in his role as Chairman to guide our Board in its strategic and risk management oversight roles and to keep the Board apprised of significant developments in our business.
 

John H. Bryan

Presiding Director

Director Since: November 1999

Committees: Chair, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee; member of all other standing committees
Other Current Public Company Directorships: None
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: BP p.l.c. and General Motors Corporation

Career Highlights

• Sara Lee Corporation, a global consumer products company
  - Consultant (October 2001 – 2008)
  - Chairman of the Board (June 2000 – October 2001)
  - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (1976 – June 2000)
  - Chief Executive Officer (1975 – 1976)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Life Trustee, The University of Chicago
• Past Chairman and Life Trustee, Board of Trustees of The Art Institute of Chicago
• Chairman, Board of Directors of Millennium Park, Inc.
• Past Chairman and current member, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
• Past Chairman, Catalyst
• Past Vice Chairman and current member, The Business Council

Experience and Qualifications

Having served for 25 years at the helm of Sara Lee Corporation, Mr. Bryan brings valuable business experience to our Board. During his tenure at the global consumer products company, Mr. Bryan oversaw Sara Lee’s international expansion, developing a particular expertise in marketing and business development. In addition, through his service on the boards of directors and board committees of other public companies and not-for-profit entities, Mr. Bryan has gained in-depth knowledge and expertise in corporate governance and business ethics, which he draws upon in his roles as Presiding Director and Chair of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. 
 

Gary D. Cohn

President and Chief Operating Officer

Director Since: June 2006

Other Current Public Company Directorships: None
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: None

Career Highlights

• Goldman Sachs
  - President and Chief Operating Officer (or Co-Chief Operating Officer) (June 2006 – Present
  - Co-head of global Securities businesses (December 2003 – June 2006)
  - Co-head of FICC (September 2002 – December 2003)
  - Co-Chief Operating Officer of FICC, Head of Commodities and other FICC businesses (variously, 1999 – 2002)
  - Head of Commodities (1996 – 1999)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Trustee, NYU Hospital
• Trustee, NYU School of Medicine
• Chairman, Advisory Board, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
• Trustee, Harlem Children’s Zone
• Trustee, American University

Experience and Qualifications

Over the course of his 20-year career at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, and in his current role as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Cohn has developed broad experience across our firm and brings to our Board substantial insight into the firm’s various business lines and day-to-day operations. Mr. Cohn has particular expertise in commodities and markets, having previously served as a director of the London Metals Exchange and as a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Commodity Exchange. 
 

Claes Dahlbäck

Director Since: June 2003

Committees: Member, all standing committees
Other Current Public Company Directorships: None
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: Stora Enso OYJ and Gambro AB

Career Highlights

• Investor AB, a Swedish-based investment company
  - Senior Advisor (April 2005 – Present)
  - Chairman (April 2002 – April 2005)
  - Vice-Chairman (April 1999 – April 2002)
  - President and Chief Executive Officer (1978 – 1999)
• Senior Advisor, Foundation Asset Management, which is owned by three Wallenberg Foundations and acts as advisor to the Foundations with respect to their holdings (November 2007 – present)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences
• Honorary Doctor and Director, Stockholm School of Economics; Chair, Stockholm School of Economics Foundation
• Chair, Leader of the Year Award
• Commander, Order of the White Rose of Finland
• Recipient, Swedish Kings Medal of the Twelfth Night with the Seraphim Ribbon

Experience and Qualifications

During his more than 30 years at Investor AB, Mr. Dahlbäck developed extensive experience in investment banking (through his involvement in Investor AB’s numerous mergers and acquisitions) and in investment management. Mr. Dahlbäck’s critical insight in these areas, along with his substantial experience in international business, assists the Board in its oversight of the firm’s global investment banking and asset management businesses. Through his service on the boards of directors and board committees of other public companies and not-for-profit entities, Mr. Dahlbäck has also developed expertise in corporate governance.
 

Stephen Friedman

Director Since: April 2005

Committees: Chair, Risk Committee; member of all other standing committees
Other Current Public Company Directorships: None
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: None

Career Highlights

• Chairman, Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm (June 2005 – Present)
• Chairman, President’s Intelligence Advisory Board; Chairman, Intelligence Oversight Board, each of which provides independent advice to the President of the United States on matters relating to U.S. intelligence efforts (2006 – 2008)
• Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (January 2008 – May 2009)
• Assistant to the President for Economic Policy; Director of the National Economic Council (2002 – 2004)
• Senior Partner and Chairman of the Management Committee, Goldman Sachs (retired in 1994, having joined the firm in 1966)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Board member, Council on Foreign Relations
• Board member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Trustee, The Aspen Institute

Experience and Qualifications

As Chairman of the private equity firm Stone Point Capital, Mr. Friedman brings substantial experience in the financial services and investment management industries to our Board. Mr. Friedman’s experience includes a lengthy career at Goldman Sachs, where he developed a deep knowledge of our firm and businesses. Having served in various public sector roles, Mr. Friedman offers a seasoned perspective on government, regulation and risk management, which he draws upon in his role as Chair of our Risk Committee.
 

William W. George

Director Since: December 2002

Committees: Member, all standing committees
Other Current Public Company Directorships: Exxon Mobil Corporation
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: Novartis AG

Career Highlights

• Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School: January 2004 – Present
• Medtronic, Inc., a medical technology company
  - Chairman (April 1996 – April 2002)
  - Chief Executive Officer (May 1991 – May 2001)
  - President and Chief Operating Officer (1989 – 1991)
• Executive Vice President, Honeywell International Inc., a diversified technology and manufacturing company (1978 – 1989)
• President, Litton Microwave Cooking; Vice President, Litton Industries, a diversified manufacturing company (1969 – 1978)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Former Professor of Leadership and Governance, International Institute for Management Development
• Former Visiting Professor of Technology Management, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
• Former Executive-in-residence, Yale School of Management
• Board member, World Economic Forum USA
• Board member, Guthrie Theater
• Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Experience and Qualifications

A professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and author of books on leadership, Mr. George brings academic expertise in business management and corporate governance to our Board, along with significant practical experience in management, technology and governance developed during his career as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Medtronic, Inc. and as a senior executive at Honeywell International Inc. and Litton Industries. Mr. George’s service on the boards of directors and board committees of several other public companies and not-for-profit entities has given him additional perspective on management and corporate governance. 
 

James A. Johnson

Director Since: May 1999

Committees: Chair, Compensation Committee; member of all other standing committees
Other Current Public Company Directorships: Forestar Group Inc. and Target Corporation
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: Gannett Co., Inc., KB Home, Temple Inland and UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Career Highlights

• Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC, merchant banking and private equity firm (April 2001 – Present)
• Johnson Capital Partners, a private investment company
  - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (January 2000 – March 2001)
  - Consultant (March 2001 – Present)
• Fannie Mae
  - Chairman of the Executive Committee (1999)
  - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (February 1991 – 1998)
  - Vice Chairman (1990 – February 1991)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Chairman Emeritus, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Member, Council on Foreign Relations
• Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Member, American Friends of Bilderberg
• Chairman Emeritus, The Brookings Institution

Experience and Qualifications

As Vice Chairman of Perseus LLC and through other professional experience in financial services, Mr. Johnson brings extensive knowledge of the financial services and investment management industries to our Board. In addition, Mr. Johnson offers deep insight into governmental affairs and the regulatory process, gained from, among other things, his tenure at Fannie Mae and his work with Vice President Walter F. Mondale, including as the Vice President’s Executive Assistant. Through his service on the boards of directors of numerous other public companies (including as chair of several compensation committees) and not-for-profit entities, Mr. Johnson has also developed expertise in corporate governance, and executive compensation in particular, which he brings to his role as Chair of our Compensation Committee.
 

Lois D. Juliber

Director Since: March 2004

Committees: Member, all standing committees
Other Current Public Company Directorships: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and Kraft Foods Inc.
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: None

Career Highlights

• Colgate-Palmolive Company, a consumer products company
  - Vice-Chairman (July 2004 – March 2005)
  - Chief Operating Officer (March 2000 – July 2004)
  - Executive Vice President – North America and Europe (1998 – March 2000)
  - President, North America (1994 – 1997)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Chairman, The MasterCard Foundation
• Trustee Emerita, Wellesley College
• Director, Women’s World Banking

Experience and Qualifications

Through over 30 years of experience in the consumer products industry, including as Chief Operating Officer and Vice-Chairman of Colgate-Palmolive, a multi-billion dollar multi-national company, Ms. Juliber has developed expertise in marketing, operations and international business. Her substantial experience and perspective in these areas assists our Board in its review of our firm’s business development and global marketing strategies. Through her service on the boards of directors and board committees of other public companies and not-for-profit entities, Ms. Juliber has also developed in-depth knowledge of current corporate governance trends and best practices. 
 

Lakshmi N. Mittal

Director Since: June 2008

Committees: Member, all standing committees
Other Current Public Company Directorships: European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: ICICI Bank Limited

Career Highlights

• ArcelorMittal S.A., a steel company
  - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (May 2008 – Present)
  - President and Chief Executive Officer (November 2006 – May 2008)
• Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Company N.V. (formerly the LNM Group) (1976 – November 2006)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Member, International Business Council of the World Economic Forum
• Advisory Board, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Board of Trustees, Cleveland Clinic
• Member, Executive Committee, World Steel Association
• Executive Board, Indian School of Business

Experience and Qualifications

As the founder of Mittal Steel Company and now Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal, the largest steelmaker in the world, Mr. Mittal brings significant experience in business development and operations to our Board, along with substantial expertise in international business and growth markets. Mr. Mittal’s service on the boards of directors and board committees of other international public companies and not-for-profit entities also provides him with knowledge of corporate governance, and international governance in particular.
 

James J. Schiro

Director Since: May 2009

Committees: Chair, Audit Committee; member of all other standing committees
Other Current Public Company Directorships: PepsiCo, Inc., REVA Medical, Inc. and Royal Philips Electronics
Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: None

Career Highlights

• Zurich Financial Services, an insurance based finance group
  - Chairman of the Group Management Board and Chief Executive Officer (May 2002 – December 2009)
  - Chief Operating Officer – Finance (March 2002 – May 2002)
• Chief Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a provider of assurance, tax, and business consulting services (1998 – 2002)
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Price Waterhouse LLP, an accounting firm (1995 – 1998)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• Trustee, St. John’s University
• Member, Advisory Board, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
• Trustee, Institute for Advanced Study
• Vice-Chairman, American Friends of the Lucerne Festival

Experience and Qualifications

Mr. Schiro has experience in international business, and in particular, global capital markets, developed during his tenure at the helm of Zurich Financial Services, one of the world’s largest insurance groups. As Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer – Finance at Zurich Financial Services, Mr. Schiro developed both managerial capabilities as well as experience in the review and preparation of financial statements, which he draws upon in his role as Chair of our Audit Committee. He also brings solid financial and banking acumen gained from his role as Chief Executive Officer and other positions held at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Through his service on the boards of directors and board committees of other public companies and not-for-profit entities, Mr. Schiro has also developed corporate governance expertise. 
 

John F. W. Rogers