The Stratfor Files: How a Goldman Sachs advisor invested in espionage. Feb 28, 2012 Yesterday, we took a look at WikiLeaks’ Global Intelligence Files; specifically, Coca-Cola’s request to have Stratfor spy on PETA, “anarchists,” ALF and other Canadian and American activists.
Today in the Stratfor Files, we take a look at Goldman Sachs’ involvement with the intelligence firm. In an email from Stratfor CEO George Friedman to his underlings, the dynamic leader begins by noting how Stratfor has evolved, before launching into a details about how Goldman Sachs advisor Shea Morenz helped Stratfor in two ways. First, Morenz invested in the company to the tune of $2 million. Secondly, he proposed a new venture called StratCap. Friedman, elaborating on Morenz’s involvement in StratCap, writes: [StratCap]… would allow us to utilize the intelligence we were gathering about the world in a new but related venue-an investment fund.
At this point it should be emphasized that Morenz invested his own money, not Goldman’s.
The Goldman Sh1t Squad. Henry Paulson - Wiki. Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson, Jr.
(born March 28, 1946) is an American banker who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury. He had served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, and is now chairman of the Paulson Institute, which he founded in 2011 to promote sustainable economic growth and a cleaner environment around the world, with an initial focus on the United States and China.[1] Personal life and family[edit] He met his wife, Wendy Judge, a Wellesley College graduate, during his senior year. The couple have two adult children, sports-team owner Henry Merritt Paulson III, more commonly known as Merritt Paulson, and journalist Amanda Paulson.
Paulson received his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School in 1970.[8] Early career[edit] Paulson was Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense at The Pentagon from 1970 to 1972.[9] He then worked for the administration of U.S. Goldman Sachs[edit] U.S. Hackers Post Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s Info - ABC News Pwnnd By Anonymous.
Sep 29, 2011 6:48pm “Hackers” have posted personal information of Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.
The group identified themselves as CabinCr3w and posted Blankefein’s recent addresses, age, litigation involvement and other non-sensitive information on the website Pastebin. The information can be accessed in public documents, but it was nevertheless deleted by Wednesday morning, CNET reported. The group did not explain why it had targeted Goldman Sachs, one of the most prominent investment banks in the world. A spokesman for Goldman Sachs declined to comment to ABC News. Before the incident with Blankfein, CabinCr3w released information about a police officer, Anthony Bologna, who allegedly maced a group of women during the Occupy Wall Street protests. Clips on the Occupy Wall Street website show a police officer macing a group of young women penned in by orange netting. SHOWS: Good Morning America World News.
Lloyd C. Blankfein Profile - Forbes.com. Lloyd Blankfein. Lloyd Craig Blankfein (born September 20, 1954)[1] is an American business executive.
He is the CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs. He assumed this position upon the May 2006, nomination of former CEO Henry Paulson to United States Secretary of the Treasury. Biography[edit] Early life[edit] Career[edit] Before joining Goldman, Blankfein worked for Proskauer Rose[6] and then Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine.
In 2009, the Financial Times named Blankfein its "2009 Person of the Year", stating, "His bank has stuck to its strengths, unashamedly taken advantage of the low interest rates and diminished competition resulting from the crisis to make big trading profits In March 2012, a former Goldman executive, Greg Smith, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times titled "Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs", in which he heavily criticized the firm's top leadership and Blankfein in particular Politics[edit] On April 7, 2009, he recommended guidelines to overhaul executive compensation.
Goldman Sachs. Jan Hatzius. Born in Heidelberg, Hatzius attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from the University of Oxford in 1995 (advisor: Stephen Nickell). He has also worked as a research fellow at the London School of Economics.[3] Hatzius joined Goldman Sachs in 1997 as an associate economist in the Frankfurt office and moved to New York in 1999. He became a managing director in 2004, and succeeded former chief US economist William Dudley in 2005.[4] In 2008, Hatzius was named to Goldman Sachs′ list of partners.[5] In 2011, Hatzius became the firm's chief economist and co-head of global economics and markets research (with Dominic Wilson).[6] Hatzius is married with three children, and resides in New York City's Upper West Side.[3] Selected publications[edit]