Edward C. Forst

Overview

Mr. Forst has been the co-head of our Investment Management Division since November 2007. Prior to that, he had been an Executive Vice President of Goldman Sachs and our Chief Administrative Officer since February 2004. He also had been our Chief of Staff for FICC from November 2003 to February 2004 (after having served in that position earlier from July 2000 to March 2002), our Chief of Staff for the Equities Division from August 2003 to February 2004, and co-head of Global Credit Markets in FICC from March 2002 to August 2003. Prior to July 2000, Mr. Forst served as co-head of our Global Bank Debt business. Mr. Forst served as the Chair of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association through November 2007. He also serves as a trustee of Carnegie Hall, a non-profit organization, and as Co-Chair of the Harvard University Committee on Student Excellence and Opportunity.