Ex-Goldman Sachs partners to gain exclusive access to multi-billion dollar business opportunities.
Goldman Sachs' alumni network has undergone a significant transformation since Alison Mass took the helm in late 2022. The once passive newsletter-based contact list has been revamped into one of Wall Street's most powerful and exclusive alumni platforms.
Key Features and Benefits
Every former Goldman employee is automatically a member of the network, but the most significant perks are reserved for the elite group of former partners—over 1,000 individuals—who hold influential positions globally.
- Automatic Membership and Tiered Access
- Elite Networking and Commercial Opportunities
The network connects alumni occupying senior roles such as C-suite executives, CEOs, and major shareholders or advisors, including prominent figures like former prime ministers and top finance leaders. This fosters high-level exchanges and business deals.
- Private Jobs Marketplace
A new, private job marketplace was established where alumni can post and find job opportunities exclusively for network members. This feature helps Goldman Sachs and its alumni maintain a competitive edge in talent acquisition and career transitions.
- Exclusive Events and Idea Exchanges
The network hosts elite dinners and thought-leader gatherings, creating a space where alumni can reconnect, share insights, and potentially strike new deals or collaborations.
- Continuous Engagement and Support
Alumni often maintain close ties with current Goldman staff, leveraging relationships to work on their businesses or assist others, exemplified by Katie Koch, CEO of TCW, who regularly interacts with former Goldman partners to support her firm's transformation and hires Goldman talent.
- Formalized and Dedicated Engagement Infrastructure
Since the network’s launch in 2005 and its recent overhaul by Alison Mass, the Office of Alumni Engagement actively plans events, tracks career progressions, and fosters ongoing connections with Goldman’s 115,000 former employees worldwide.
Leadership and Strategy
Alison Mass assembled a task force of top partners to guide the group, including Jared Cohen, Jack Sebastian, and Sara Naison-Tarajano. The association continues to host semi-annual partner dinners in London and New York, strengthening the bank's connections with former leaders and creating opportunities for business growth.
Goldman Sachs benefits from these close connections, as they open up business opportunities. The alumni network includes 600 C-level executives, 15 CEOs, or advisors to sports teams, and over 275 individuals with C-level or managing partner titles at companies with a market capitalization of over $1 billion or managed assets of over $5 billion.
Strategic Alignment
Alison Mass defined clear key performance indicators for the network's work and aligned it strategically with the OneGS initiative, ensuring the alumni network's continued success and growth.
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What kind of opportunities could former Goldman partners anticipate with the restructured alumni network? They could expect to participate in elite networking, forming commercial relationships, and taking advantage of private job marketplaces (industry, finance, business, banking-and-insurance).
In this global, influential network, ex-Goldman employees can reconnect, share insights, and collaborate, potentially leading to new business deals (industry, finance, business, banking-and-insurance). Furthermore, members have access to exclusive events and idea exchanges, reinforcing the network's status as one of Wall Street's most powerful and exclusive alumni platforms (industry, finance, business, banking-and-insurance).
