Goldman Sachs
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- 15 min
Emerging market equities poised to overtake developed market equities
Presentations by financial strategists project a structural shift where emerging market equity capitalization rises to 55% of the global total by 2075, driven primarily by the transition of private assets to public markets and sustained GDP growth in nations like India and China. While demographic shifts and potential protectionism pose risks, the long-term outlook favors diversifying away from US exceptionalism toward a globally balanced portfolio to capture higher earnings growth and rising valuation multiples. This strategic pivot anticipates that seven of the ten largest economies in 2075 will be current emerging markets, fundamentally altering the landscape of global investment returns.
- 24 min
Briogeo founder Twine says “internal resiliency” is entrepreneurs’ shared superpower
Nancy Twine founded the clean beauty brand Briogeo in 2012 after leaving Goldman Sachs, leveraging her mother's chemistry background to secure an early partnership with Sephora before raising over $20 million in private equity. Driven by a strategic focus on the untapped salon professional channel, Twine sold the company to Wella in 2022 following a rigorous acquisition process that capitalized on the brand's established "table stakes" clean formulation standards. Since the exit, Twine has shifted her focus to mentoring founders through her content platform and serving on the board of "Room to Grow" to address financial education and industry diversity gaps.
- 25 min
How companies, private equity firms, and institutional investors are navigating the global economy
Goldman Sachs executive Jim Esposito outlines a global economic landscape marked by regional divergence, shifting private equity dynamics, and a pivot from "hard landing" fears to a "soft landing" consensus. While corporate balance sheets are historically strong and commodity prices signal recovery, the event highlights persistent risks stemming from geopolitical fragmentation, an anemic IPO market, and liquidity concerns within the unregulated non-bank sector. Esposito anticipates that despite these challenges and an approaching U.S. election, the financial system remains resilient due to post-2008 regulatory safeguards and continued private sector innovation.
- 41 min
A conversation with Renaissance Technologies CEO Peter Brown
Peter Brown pioneered early generative AI and the Deep Blue chess machine at IBM before co-founding Renaissance Technologies' dominant quantitative trading strategy, where he served as sole CEO following a 2009 succession. Under his technical leadership, the firm transformed its operations by replacing manual processes with rigorous engineering and automated systems, allowing it to navigate major financial crises like the 2007 Quant Quake and 2008 collapse while maintaining strict scientific discipline. Brown's career trajectory illustrates a consistent philosophy that complex market dynamics and human intuition can be effectively reduced to computation and data-driven models.
- 10 min
Normalizing inflation: are ‘hard yards’ ahead?
Ashok Varadhan, Sam Grobart, Ashok Singhala
Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzihas lowered the U.S. recession probability to 15% as disinflation approaches 2%, yet the firm warns that the final steps to this target may require restrictive policy rather than natural market cooling. While investment-grade corporate debt remains resilient due to pandemic-era fixed-rate lock-ins, rising costs are projected to isolate distress within lower-quality credit segments. The economic outlook currently hinges on whether the Federal Reserve can achieve its 2% inflation goal via "gravity" without triggering the severe market turbulence associated with draconian intervention.
- 28 min
NBA star Chris Paul says leadership is about building trust on and off the court
Following the Juneteenth observance, 18-year NBA veteran Chris Paul discussed his memoir "61: Life Lessons from Papa" and his eight-year tenure as NBAPA president during an interview hosted by Goldman Sachs' Firmwide Black Network. The conversation detailed Paul's response to his grandfather's murder, his strategic evolution from a vertical scorer to a point guard, and his advocacy for HBCUs and underrepresented storytelling through his production company, ODIP. Paul emphasized that his leadership philosophy prioritizes direct communication and collective action over personal likability, reflecting his ongoing commitment to competitive play and social equity.
- 19 min
How Angela Hwang helped lead Pfizer through the unknowns of Covid to deliver a vaccine
Angela Huang, Pfizer's Chief Commercial Officer, detailed the "Project BioSpeed" initiative that accelerated the development of the company's COVID-19 vaccine to approximately nine months through parallel development and a "fixed goal, flexible process" framework. Under her leadership, which spans 26,000 colleagues across 185 countries, the organization scaled annual manufacturing capacity from 200 million to over one billion doses while enforcing a mandatory 30% minority representation in clinical trials. The presentation highlighted how this crisis-driven collaboration required admitting uncertainty and failing fast without altering the final deadline, offering a model for translating high-stakes innovation into standard business operations.
- 28 min
The economic potential of closing gender and racial gaps
Sharon Bell, Gizelle George-Joseph, Alison Nathan
Goldman Sachs economists Sharon Bell and Giselle George-Joseph present new research demonstrating that Higher Education, particularly HBCUs, and women's labor force participation are critical drivers of inclusive growth. Their findings reveal that HBCUs disproportionately produce Black STEM graduates and facilitate upward mobility at twice the rate of non-minority institutions, while closing global gender gaps in education and employment could boost worldwide GDP by 5% to 6%. Based on these data, the authors recommend targeted policy reforms for family-friendly support and equitable funding alongside private sector initiatives to broaden leadership pipelines and provide unrestricted resources to underfunded institutions.
- 27 min
The music industry’s turning point
Goldman Sachs projects the global music industry will exceed $150 billion by 2030, driven by a resilient 8–10% annual growth rate fueled by streaming expansion, vinyl resurgence, and rising demand in non-English markets. The report identifies critical structural shifts including planned subscription price increases, the emergence of "superfan" monetization strategies, and ongoing debates over AI integration and royalty reforms to address revenue concentration among the top 5% of artists. While live events have fully recovered from pandemic losses and independent artists gain ground, the sector faces a turning point where major labels must leverage multimedia licensing and global regional trends to sustain growth despite increasing content volume and commercialization barriers.
- 1h 1m
Watch Live: 2021 Goldman Sachs Gives Analyst Impact Fund Finals
Brooke Farrelly, Carli Gogol, Sidney Mitchell, Zac Sicher, Filip Jedmo, Jake Lewis, Daniel Mayers, Aoife O'Halloran, Tilly Thatcher, Srushti Deshmukh, Anagha Gurumurthy, Aditi Kulkarni, Nitiksha, Shreya Srikanth, Will Elia, Max Pivonka, Sara Rogers, Julian Sanchez, Erica Leslie, Julian Salisbury, David Solomon, Dennis Coleman, Asahi Pompei, Emmanuel Oniyuku, Liz Martin, Dan, Ate Latiranta, Lydia Finnegan, Leela, Preston L. James II, Madison, Simone, Nicole Esposito, Ian Drayton, Carrie Haleo, Rachel Schneider, Claire Thompson, Kia Williams, Brad
The sixth iteration of the Goldman Sachs Analyst Impact Fund brought together 1,600 colleagues to compete for grants supporting 300 non-profits, with four finalist teams presenting proposals to judges including David Solomon. Lime Connect won the top prize for its initiative to bridge the employment gap for people with disabilities, while Hello World, Div Inc, and Prasarana Trust secured second, third, and fourth place respectively, with Prasarana also receiving the $25,000 Fan Favorite award. The event successfully aligned the firm's culture of entrepreneurship with tangible outcomes, including a projected $700 billion potential GDP increase in India and significant strides in global digital access and minority entrepreneurship.
- 11 min
Biotech and the Transition from Pandemic to Endemic
The event analyzes the global transition toward an endemic phase for COVID-19, highlighting a significant disparity where Western nations with high immunization rates differ from the majority of countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America that remain in the pandemic stage. Industry leaders at BioNTech, Pfizer, and Moderna are currently developing multivalent mRNA vaccines to merge seasonal flu and coronavirus protection, shifting strategies toward frequent boosters to manage waning immunity. The discussion underscores the unprecedented speed of regulatory transparency and clinical development achieved last year while warning against complacency as the world prepares for future pandemic threats.
- 1h 23m
Watch Live: 2020 Goldman Sachs Gives Analyst Impact Fund Finals
Eric Lane, Julian Salisbury, David Solomon, Stephen Scher, John Rogers, Asahi Pompei, Anne Black, Mabel, Abe, Olu, Anna Skoglund, Chris Johnson, Kim Posnett, Priyanka Pasi, Gauri, Mina Flynn, Jennifer Yume, Matthew, Av, Anshul Sugabi, Ruchand, Prashant, Khalil Razi, Carlos, Earl Hunt, Sarah Condon, Laura, Kia Williams, Arthur, Carrie Halio, Bridget Martinez, Alistair
The 2020 Analyst Impact Fund Finals engaged 733 Goldman Sachs analysts to evaluate non-profit proposals addressing critical global challenges like healthcare, climate change, and equity through a hybrid virtual and in-person format. Six finalist teams pitched their organizations, with Serum winning the $250,000 first-prize grant and an additional $25,000 "fan favorite" award, while Black Girl Ventures and CHaN secured second and third place respectively. This fifth annual competition has facilitated over $2.1 million in total grants to 69 nonprofits since its inception, serving as a key mechanism for junior talent to drive philanthropic impact and cross-office collaboration.
- 10 min
Jean Hynes, Managing Partner of Wellington Management
Jean Hines assumes the role of CEO at Wellington Management in July 2021, leveraging her expertise as a leading healthcare portfolio manager to guide the firm's $1.2 trillion asset portfolio across 50 distinct investment boutiques. Hines outlines critical long-term investment drivers, including global population aging and biomedical innovation, while emphasizing an "open collaborative platform" that grants portfolio managers autonomy within a unified research framework. Her leadership transition reflects a strategic shift toward integrating forward-looking regulatory and macroeconomic analysis, a methodology refined through her own career experiences and a commitment to cultivating deep, continuous learning for future investors.
- 22 min
Ric Lewis, Executive Chairman of Tristan Capital Partners
Tristan Capital Partners Managing Director Rick Lewis outlines the firm's strategic navigation of the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic, highlighting a distinct sector divergence where residential assets rebounded while office demand remains complex despite long-term recovery forecasts. Leveraging these insights, Lewis launched the Impact X Fund to provide growth capital for underrepresented entrepreneurs and restructured his foundation's philanthropy to target 85% BAME scholars, effectively shifting from silent leadership to active advocacy for social mobility. Beyond market analysis, the discussion emphasizes a philosophical call to action for high-performing individuals to prioritize tangible community investment and daily behavioral change over mere awareness to dismantle systemic barriers in both the UK and US.
- 19 min
Stephen Hawthornthwaite, Chairman and CEO of Rothy’s
Stephen Hawthornthwaite, Jennifer Davis, Stephen Hawthorne-Puig
Founded in 2012 by finance professionals Stephen Hawthorne-Puig and Roth Martin, Rothy's revolutionized the footwear market by launching seamless, machine-washable shoes produced from recycled plastic through a vertically integrated supply chain. The company achieved profitability in 2016 while remaining self-funded, leveraging 3D knitting technology and a core sustainability strategy to build a loyal customer base that drives over half of its traffic through word-of-mouth. Now expanding into handbags and exploring international growth and physical retail, Rothy's maintains a robust research pipeline for men's footwear while continuing to prioritize long-term sustainability over rapid scaling.