Talks at GS

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 entrepr...

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...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad choice...

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 critic...

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 connect...

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,...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 div...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in...

In this episode, MIT professor Sherry Turkle discusses her groundbreaking research on technology, empathy and ethics, and how writing about her own life experiences in her memoir "The Empathy Diaries" helped inform that research. The interview is moderated by Goldman Sachs' Bentley de Beyer. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, or disclosed...

In this episode, Charles Phillips discusses his leadership in the tech industry, his perspective on the future of cloud computing, and his work to advance the economic interests of Black Americans through the Black Economic Alliance. The interview is moderated by Goldman Sachs' Asahi Pompey. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, or disclosed...

In this episode of Talks at GS Presents: Insights from Great Investors, Antoine Flamarion and Mathieu Chabran, co-founders of Tikehau Capital, discuss how they have incorporated ESG into their investment strategy, the process of growing a global firm while cultivating its culture and identity, and the keys to their individual investing success. The interview is moderated by Alison Mass, Goldman Sa...

In this episode, Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General of NATO, discusses his career in domestic and international politics, the shifting balance of global power around the world, and the evolving role of NATO in tackling climate change as a security threat. The interview is moderated by Goldman Sachs President and COO John Waldron. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reprod...

In this episode, Christina Swarns, executive director of the Innocence Project, discusses the organization’s work to free wrongfully imprisoned individuals and her focus on the structural reforms needed to prevent wrongful convictions in the future. She is joined by Huwe Burton, a former client who was wrongfully convicted of murder as a teenager and subsequently exonerated after nearly 20 years i...

In this episode, Booz Allen Hamilton CEO Horacio Rozanski discusses his journey from growing up under a military dictatorship in Argentina to leading one of the world’s largest consulting firms as well as his focus on digital innovation across the public and private sectors. The interview is moderated by Goldman Sachs President and COO John Waldron. This podcast should not be copied, distributed,...

In this episode, Steve Nash discusses how his coaching and leadership styles are influenced by his nineteen-year playing career, how analytics influence his coaching strategy, and his focus on underserved children around the world through the Steve Nash Foundation. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, or disclosed by any recipient to any oth...

In this episode, Beautycounter Founder and CEO Gregg Renfrew discusses founding and growing her cosmetics company, which has disrupted the industry with a direct-to-consumer business model and a focus on healthy products. The interview is moderated by Goldman Sachs' Kathy Elsesser. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, or disclosed by any rec...

In this episode, chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson discusses founding Red Rooster in Harlem, navigating the challenges of the pandemic, and reflections from his recent book, The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food. The interview is moderated by Goldman Sachs' Margaret Anadu. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, or disclosed...