internal
David Solomon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
8 yr
9 reports
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ·GS
Two core businesses dominate: GBM and Asset & Wealth Management
Financial Services · Fortune #35 · Divisional structure · 49K employees · New York, NY
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7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 12)
2.6
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
6.1 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
86%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Net income
$17.2B
Total assets
$1809.3B
Shares out
297M
Sourced from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-20 ↗ View on SEC
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Two core businesses dominate Goldman Sachs: Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management, both reporting directly to the CEO. This page maps the current divisional structure, executive team, recent leadership changes, and how Goldman compares with major banking peers.
What to model
Use the chart to test org decisions, not just view reporting lines
Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Kathryn Ruemmler departed as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Announced retirement effective June 30, 2026
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Create a firmwide Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to coordinate AI deployment across trading, risk, and asset management.
- CLO Departs Without Immediate Successor Kathryn Ruemmler retires and legal leadership is temporarily redistributed among deputies, increasing CEO oversight burden.
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The people
Who's running this
8 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
John Waldron
President and Chief Operating Officer
Executive
7 yr
0 reports
internal
Ashok Varadhan
Co-Head, Global Banking & Markets
Global Banking & Markets
4 yr
1 reports
internal
Denis Coleman
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
0 reports
internal
Marc Nachmann
Global Head, Asset & Wealth Management
Asset & Wealth Management
5 yr
1 reports
Kathryn Ruemmler
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Legal
4 yr
0 reports
internal
John Rogers
Executive Vice President
Executive
6 yr
0 reports
internal
David Viniar
Senior Advisor; ex-officio Management Committee
Executive
15 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
David Solomon $118.9M
- Base salary
- $2.00M
- Bonus
- $10.12M
- Stock awards
- $105.29M
- Pension change
- $0K
- Other
- $1.48M
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| David Solomon | 143K | <1% |
The businesses
How The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Global Banking & Markets
25K employees
Co-Head, Global Banking & Markets (Ashok Varadhan)
Advisory, underwriting, and markets franchise spanning equities, FICC, and transaction banking.
Asset & Wealth Management
12K employees
Global Head, Asset & Wealth Management (Marc Nachmann)
Asset management, alternatives, and private wealth services for institutional and UHNW clients.
Finance
2K employees
Chief Financial Officer (Denis Coleman)
Firmwide financial management, capital planning, and reporting.
Legal & Compliance
2K employees
Chief Legal Officer (Kathryn Ruemmler)
Global legal, regulatory, and compliance oversight.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two operating divisions—Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management—account for the vast majority of Goldman Sachs’ leadership attention and reporting lines.
Both segment heads report directly to the CEO, while legacy or wind‑down businesses such as Platform Solutions no longer have equivalent standalone leadership. This reinforces Goldman’s return to a classic investment‑bank core after its consumer pullback.
The CEO span of control remains wide, with eight direct reports, reflecting Goldman’s partnership‑style governance and strong management committee culture. Unlike many peers, Goldman maintains both a President/COO and powerful divisional CEOs, creating a hybrid between divisional and partnership models.
Tenure across the top team is long and heavily internally promoted, underscoring Goldman’s reputation for leadership continuity and internal succession rather than external hiring.
- GBM and AWM both report directly to CEO
- High internal promotion rate at C-suite
- Platform Solutions no longer a peer division
The comparison
How The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs runs a more concentrated divisional structure with fewer business lines but deeper leadership benches within each. JPMorgan’s CEO oversees a broader mix of retail and commercial divisions, while Goldman’s CEO focus is narrower but more …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3 levels
5 levels
4 levels
5 levels
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
6 yr
7 yr
6 yr
8 yr
5 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant change is the planned retirement of CLO Kathryn Ruemmler in June 2026.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-20
- CEO
- David Solomon
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6 yr
Leadership stable with announced future CLO retirement.
Named executive officers (5)
- David Solomon - Chairman and CEO since 2018
- John Waldron - President and COO since 2018
- Denis Coleman - CFO since 2021
- Kathryn Ruemmler - CLO and General Counsel since 2022
- John Rogers - Executive Vice President since 2020
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-21
- CEO
- David Solomon
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5.6 yr
Consumer exit underway; core divisions unchanged.
Named executive officers (5)
- David Solomon - Chairman and CEO since 2018
- John Waldron - President and COO since 2018
- Denis Coleman - CFO since 2021
- Kathryn Ruemmler - CLO and General Counsel since 2022
- John Rogers - Executive Vice President since 2020
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-22
- CEO
- David Solomon
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5.2 yr
Management continuity emphasized during strategic reset.
Named executive officers (5)
- David Solomon - Chairman and CEO since 2018
- John Waldron - President and COO since 2018
- Denis Coleman - CFO since 2021
- Kathryn Ruemmler - CLO and General Counsel since 2022
- John Rogers - Executive Vice President since 2020
Year-over-year changes
Core leadership unchanged; strategic focus narrowed further away from consumer businesses.
- Avg tenure: 5.6 → 6 yr
- reorg Platform Solutions - Business Segment (DEF 14A 2026-03-20)
No major executive turnover; incremental tenure increase across C-suite.
- Avg tenure: 5.2 → 5.6 yr
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
David Solomon
Chair Inside
Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs
David Viniar
Lead Indep. Independent
Independent Lead Director
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group?
David Solomon has served as Chairman and CEO since 2018.
What type of organizational structure does The Goldman Sachs Group use?
Goldman Sachs uses a divisional structure centered on Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management.
How many direct reports does The Goldman Sachs Group's CEO have?
The CEO has seven direct reports, including divisional heads and core control officers.
How has The Goldman Sachs Group's leadership changed recently?
Recent changes include the announced retirement of CLO Kathryn Ruemmler in June 2026 and board member Lakshmi Mittal’s retirement at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Does The Goldman Sachs Group have a COO?
Yes. John Waldron serves as President and Chief Operating Officer, a role not all major banking peers retain.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Feb 13, 2026
- 8-K Filing, Mar 13, 2026
- SEC EDGAR: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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