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"Alex Golten"

"Alex Golten is the firm’s Chief Risk Officer. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the Firmwide Enterprise Risk Committee, Firmwide Risk Appetite Committee and Capital Policy &amp; Procedures Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the Management Committee, Partnership Committee, Firmwide Reputational Risk Committee, Firmwide Risk Council, Firmwide Asset Liability Committee, and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Committee. Mr. Golten is Co-Sponsor for the Americas Jewish Forum as part of the firm’s Religion and Culture Forum and a champion for the Americas Disability Network.\r\nMr. Golten has held various leadership roles in the Risk Division as head of Finance Risk,&nbsp;Market Risk, Enterprise Risk and the firm’s chief credit risk officer. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1997 as an Analyst in the Credit Department and has worked in London and New York.\r\nMr. Golten was named Managing Director in 2008 and Partner in 2014.\r\n"

Alex Golten is the firm’s Chief Risk Officer. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the Firmwide Enterprise Risk Committee, Firmwide Risk Appetite Committee and Capital Policy &amp; Procedures Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the Management Committee, Partnership Committee, Firmwide Reputational Risk Committee, Firmwide Risk Council, Firmwide Asset Liability Committee, and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Committee. Mr. Golten is Co-Sponsor for the Americas Jewish Forum as part of the firm’s Religion and Culture Forum and a champion for the Americas Disability Network.
Mr. Golten has held various leadership roles in the Risk Division as head of Finance Risk,&nbsp;Market Risk, Enterprise Risk and the firm’s chief credit risk officer. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1997 as an Analyst in the Credit Department and has worked in London and New York.
Mr. Golten was named Managing Director in 2008 and Partner in 2014.

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