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why Goldman alumni again?

why Goldman alumni again?# Business - 商学院

x*52007-11-14 08:11

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Just read the news that Thain was chosen to run Merrill. It is amazing to see Goldman's alumni take one and another top positions at big banks these days, and now their network influences both Wall St and US government. Would anybody please explain why this happens? What did Goldman do right that helps generate so many leaders for US financial system? Thank you.

x*42007-11-14 08:11

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maybe this is endogenous, i.e., goldman's alumni's quality is higher on
average in the first place and they worked at goldman and then do better
anywhere else....
just like why so many presidents graduated from harvard, yale, etc...

see Goldman's alumni take one and another top positions at big banks these
days, and now their network influences both Wall St and US government. Would
anybody please explain why this happens? What did Goldman do right that
helps generate so many leaders for US fina

【在 x****5 的大作中提到】

: Just read the news that Thain was chosen to run Merrill. It is amazing to see Goldman's alumni take one and another top positions at big banks these days, and now their network influences both Wall St and US government. Would anybody please explain why this happens? What did Goldman do right that helps generate so many leaders for US financial system? Thank you.

x*52007-11-14 08:11

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then, it comes to the question, what kind of training, exposure, or
opportunities Goldman provides them to prepare them for future success even
after their times in Goldman, or what kind of characters or principles
Goldman "implant" into them to drive them for future success? they must have
done something right

Would

【在 x********4 的大作中提到】

: maybe this is endogenous, i.e., goldman's alumni's quality is higher on
: average in the first place and they worked at goldman and then do better
: anywhere else....
: just like why so many presidents graduated from harvard, yale, etc...
:
: see Goldman's alumni take one and another top positions at big banks these
: days, and now their network influences both Wall St and US government. Would
: anybody please explain why this happens? What did Goldman do right that
: helps generate so many leaders for US fina

x*42007-11-14 08:11

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My point was being alumni of Goldman is endogenous, i.e., they are very good
guys in the first place and then were hired to work at Goldman and they
continue to do well after Goldman... Just like good students are admitted by
pku or tsinghua and they continue to do well after graduataion. it is hard
to say pku or tsinghua add value to them...

even
have

【在 x****5 的大作中提到】

: then, it comes to the question, what kind of training, exposure, or
: opportunities Goldman provides them to prepare them for future success even
: after their times in Goldman, or what kind of characters or principles
: Goldman "implant" into them to drive them for future success? they must have
: done something right
:
: Would

x*52007-11-14 08:11

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just read today's NY Times, interestingly, they are trying to discuss the same issue.
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As John A. Thain prepares to take the reins of Merrill Lynch, he is only the latest example of a tradition borne out across Wall Street, in Washington and around the world. He is a Goldman Sachs alumnus who has reached the top elsewhere.
Skip to next paragraph
For decades, one investment bank in Lower Manhattan has churned out a golden list of corporate executives and statesmen, wealthy financiers an

x*52007-11-14 08:11

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Goldman probably started rising in late 70s or early 80s. It is unlikely
that it was able to attract all the best talents back then. Most of these
big wigs graduated from Goldman in 90s or early 00s, so they possibly joined
in Goldman in 80s or early 90s when it was less prominent than today. This
is why I think that Goldman must have played an important role in
cultivating them.

good
by
hard

【在 x********4 的大作中提到】

: My point was being alumni of Goldman is endogenous, i.e., they are very good
: guys in the first place and then were hired to work at Goldman and they
: continue to do well after Goldman... Just like good students are admitted by
: pku or tsinghua and they continue to do well after graduataion. it is hard
: to say pku or tsinghua add value to them...
:
: even
: have