- Company
- Goldman Sachs
- Role
- Chairman & CEO
- Est. Net Worth
- $200 Million
- Stage
- Established
- Industry
- Finance
David Solomon
Chairman & CEO at Goldman Sachs
About
David Solomon became CEO of Goldman Sachs in 2018, leading the investment bank through a push into and back out of consumer banking and a renewed focus on its core advisory and trading businesses. He is also known for moonlighting as an electronic dance music DJ.
Current Company
Goldman Sachs — Chairman & CEO
The DJ Who Runs Goldman Sachs
David Solomon became CEO of Goldman Sachs in 2018, succeeding Lloyd Blankfein at the helm of Wall Street’s most storied investment bank. David Solomon, who spent over two decades at Goldman rising through the investment banking division, brought a different public persona to the role — he is also an electronic dance music DJ who performs under the name D-Sol, a side pursuit that made him one of the most unconventional figures in finance.
As Chairman and CEO, David Solomon has led Goldman Sachs through a strategic pivot: an aggressive push into consumer banking with Marcus, followed by a retreat from consumer lending after heavy losses, and a refocusing on Goldman’s core strengths in investment banking, trading, and asset management. David Solomon’s willingness to try — and publicly walk back — the consumer banking strategy has been both criticized and praised as a sign of pragmatic leadership.