When Women Lead

Today (and every day) Armen Avanessians, Steve Barry, Gary Chropuvka and I and are so proud to lead equity businesses where more than 50% of the +$200bn in assets are managed by these exceptional women...

Left to right, top row: Monali Vora, Sally Pope Davis, Basak Yavuz. Middle row: Nora Creedon, Christine Pu, Kristin Kuney. Bottom row: Jessica Katz, Laura Destribats, Jenny Chang.

1. We know this to be true: diversity of thinking drives better performance.

2. We are all proud to work for Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon, President and COO John Waldron, and CFO Stephen Scherr who all have an unwavering commitment to inclusive growth (Article).

3. We are delighted to be working closely with Catherine Winner, our Global Head of Stewardship, to advocate for more diversity on the boards of our portfolio companies. Watch this space for more news on that front!

4. GSAM’s message on International Women's Day? It's best captured by our dinner toast when GSAM women gather to debate investment ideas and celebrate great client performance, “Here’s to strong women: may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them...and may we manage money for them!”

Please share this article with all aspiring investment managers that happen to be women. One thing we have all learned from working closely with GSAM Chairman Sheila Patel - anything is possible with the right people around you and above you.

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