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Brilliant Bets

by Condé Nast Portfolio Staff May 2008 Issue
 
Executive Features
Rebels
Sebastian Thrun
Five people who rejected the conventional way of doing things—and succeeded. Read More
Illustration by: Kate O'Connor
Goldman Sachs Group, Incorporated (GS)
Industry:
Finance
Summary:
An investment banking, securities and investment management firm, which provides a range of services worldwide to a diversified …
Primary executive:
Lloyd C. Blankfein,
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Four investors who made then-risky investments against the subprime market in 2007:
  • John Paulson, hedge fund manager. Fund up 420 percent, with a 2007 profit of $18 billion.
  • Michael Swenson and Josh Birnbaum, traders, Goldman Sachs. Netted $4 billion last year.
  • Andrew Lahde, hedge fund manager. Fund up 886 percent; 2007 profit not disclosed.

 
 

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