Talks at GS
"Talks at GS" convenes leading thinkers to share insights and ideas shaping the world.
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June 26, 2025 • 33 mins
Jim VandeHei is the founder of Axios and Politico – two companies that have emerged as household names in a crowded media landscape. He shares his insights on the evolution of the media industry, the importance of quality journalism, and the keys to building successful media businesses in this conversation with Tony Fratto, global head of corporate communications at Goldman Sachs.
This episode was recorded on April 9, 2025.
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June 11, 2025 • 28 mins
Nelly Korda is a world number 1 professional golfer and Olympic gold medalist, who has had 19 professional wins since she went pro in 2016. In this Talks at GS with Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO David Solomon, she discusses her journey from a family of athletes to her professional career, the importance of passion, and the mental and physical challenges of playing golf professionally. Nelly also shared her insights on the future o...
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May 29, 2025 • 30 mins
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has pioneered RNA interference therapeutics, or RNAi. This groundbreaking technology has increased the company’s success rates of bringing medicines through the clinical pipeline—leading to the approval and launch of six new medicines in just six years. Their CEO Dr. Yvonne Greenstreet spoke with Jerry Lee, head of biopharma banking in the global healthcare group, about the applications of Alnylam’s Nobel Pr...
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May 19, 2025 • 42 mins
How can big data reveal the drivers of economic opportunity? Raj Chetty, the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and director of Opportunity Insights, discusses what can be done to foster upward mobility, the factors that impact a child's chances of success, and the innovative solutions being developed to bridge the opportunity gap. He spoke with Goldman Sachs’ Greg Shell, partner and head of the Inclusiv...
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May 8, 2025 • 25 mins
From being the first non-founding employee of Skype to co-founding international money transfer platform Wise, Taavet Hinrikus has been at the center of Europe’s technology ecosystem. Today at early-stage VC Plural, he focuses on funding European tech startups and supporting the next generation of founders. He spoke about the impacts of early exits, the importance of backing mission-driven entrepreneurs, and his optimism for Europe...
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May 1, 2025 • 37 mins
Adena Friedman, Chair and CEO of Nasdaq, has expanded Nasdaq from an exchange operator to a global technology and insights platform. She spoke with Goldman Sachs COO and President John Waldron about how Nasdaq is utilizing AI and cloud technology to drive financial innovation, as well as the company’s vision for making public markets more attractive to companies.
This episode was recorded on April 7, 2025.
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April 11, 2025 • 33 mins
OpenAI is at the forefront of the generative AI revolution.
How did it get there, and what is the company doing to stay ahead of its
competitors? Sarah Friar, chief financial officer of OpenAI and former head of
technology equity research at Goldman Sachs, discusses the path to artificial
general intelligence and the importance of capital in the AI race with Dan
Dees, Goldman Sachs Global Banking & Markets co-head. The conversation...
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April 8, 2025 • 27 mins
Yasmin Green is the CEO of Jigsaw, the unit at Google that builds technology aimed at protecting open societies. She joined Goldman Sachs’ Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, head of the Investment Strategy Group and chief investment officer of Wealth Management, to share Jigsaw’s mission and the innovative tools they are building to harness AI for constructive communication.
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March 31, 2025 • 27 mins
Richard Buery is the CEO of Robin Hood, New York City’s largest poverty-fighting philanthropy. Since its founding in 1988, Robin Hood has invested more than $3 billion dollars in the fight against poverty. In this Talks at GS with Tony Pasquariello, global head of hedge fund coverage for Global Banking & Markets, co-head of One Goldman Sachs, and Robin Hood board member, Buery discusses the critical role of early childhood educatio...
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March 26, 2025 • 30 mins
Carl Nassib spent seven years in the NFL as a linebacker for the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Las Vegas Raiders. In this Talks conversation with Susie Scher, senior advisor in the Financing Group within Goldman Sachs Global Banking & Markets, Nassib discusses his journey from Penn State walk-on to captain of the Buccs. After leaving the NFL, Nassib founded Rayze, an app that connects non-profits to volunteers and don...
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March 19, 2025 • 36 mins
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager, with more than $1.1 trillion in assets under management. Blackstone President & COO Jonathan Gray says recognizing patterns and having a contrarian view are key to excess returns, and the reason why Blackstone has been able to grow so rapidly. In this Goldman Sachs Talks, Gray sat down with John Waldron, President & COO of Goldman Sachs, to discuss positive signs in the r...
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June 4, 2021 • 30 mins
In this episode of Talks at GS, John F. Crowley, chairman and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics discusses his leadership at Amicus Therapeutics, his efforts to develop cutting-edge treatments for rare diseases and disorders, and his perspective as a biotech innovator on the global response to the pandemic.
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June 4, 2021 • 23 mins
In this episode of Talks at GS, Dr. Dambisa Moyo, economist and author, discusses her views on the post-pandemic economic recovery, the policies that need to be enacted to address structural inequality, and insights from her new book, How Boards Work, which looks at the pressing issues boards face today, including shareholder vs. stakeholder capitalism, ESG priorities, and the need to increase diversity across board membership.
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June 4, 2021 • 18 mins
In this episode of Talks at GS, Frank Del Rio, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Lines, discusses leading one of the world’s largest cruise line companies through the pandemic and his perspective on the future of sailing.
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June 4, 2021 • 42 mins
In this episode of Talks at GS, Malcolm Gladwell, author and staff writer at The New Yorker discusses his latest book, The Bomber Mafia, a close look at how a group of WWII innovators and idealists set out to make war less lethal, but ultimately set the stage for far more destructive methods and technologies.
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May 6, 2021 • 16 mins
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert talks about leading the wireless carrier through the pandemic, the shift to work-from-home and reliance on mobile networks, as well as the implications of new technologies such as 5G.
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May 6, 2021 • 17 mins
Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon talks to David Solomon about her leadership of the brand, trends driving the beauty business and the need for greater diversity and sustainability within the industry.
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May 6, 2021 • 15 mins
Co-anchor of Fox News’ America's Newsroom Dana Perino talks about her career in the White House and on cable news and why she was inspired to write her latest book, Everything Will Be Okay.
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May 6, 2021 • 18 mins
LewisPugh, endurance swimmer and UN patron of the oceans, shares his outlook on the potential impact the world faces if conditions in the Arctic aren’t addressed.
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April 5, 2021 • 17 mins
In this episode, Walter Isaacson, historian and author of The Code Breaker, discusses the story behind Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Jennifer Doudna’s discovery of CRISPR gene editing and why CRISPR has been critical in the fight against COVID-19. The interview is moderated by Goldman Sachs' John F. W. Rogers.
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