As the State Department struggles to fill a record number of positions, President Trump has selected Lewis Eisenberg, a Republican fundraiser and ex-Goldman Sachs exec, as United States ambassador to Italy. Eisenberg, who lives in Vero Beach, near the president’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, has previously worked as a partner at Goldman Sachs. He…
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Accord has driven even reluctant Twitterer Lloyd Blankfein to the platform for the first time since he joined — or his assistant joined him — in 2011. Today’s decision is a setback for the environment and for the U.S.’s leadership position in the world. #ParisAgreement…
(JTA) — Israel’s energy minister and the CEO of Goldman Sachs joined the chorus of critics who condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate deal. Minister Yuval Steinitz criticized the move implicitly. “Even if there is a 50-percent chance that climate change and global warming is man-made, we must act to reduce risk,”…
Entering its third month, the Trump White House in the middle of an internal power struggle that pits the populist wing led by Steve Bannon against and the “New York” wing led by Gary Cohn, and backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. A Washington Post weekend report details the inner tug of war and…
Goldman Sachs alum Gary Cohn, head of President Donald Trump’s National Economic Council, is planning a weakening of financial regulations via executive order. Executive orders set to be issued on Friday would direct regulatory agencies to review new rules adopted under the Dodd-Frank Act, a sweeping reform of the financial sector that was passed after…
Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Economic Council, will receive severance in excess of $100 million as he exits Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street firm where he was second in command. The finance behemoth will give him $100 million, and will also permit him to cash in on $23 million of…
Elisha Wiesel, son of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, will be chief information officer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the bank announced Monday. Wiesel will oversee more than 10,000 people in the bank’s technology division. He will replace R. Martin Chavez in a rotation of top management posts that followed the…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Wednesday named company veterans David Solomon and Harvey Schwartz presidents and co-chief operating officers to succeed Gary Cohn, who is set to head the White House National Economic Council. The Wall Street investment bank said Chief Information Officer R. Martin (Marty) Chavez would replace Schwartz, who was the company’s chief…
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