Sarah Smith
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- Goldman Sachs32 min
Risk Management - Goldman Sachs 2020 Investor Day
Brian Lee, Karen Seymour, Sarah Smith, Shira Fredman
A panel of four seasoned executives, including CRO Brian Lee and General Counsel Karen Seymour, outlined a risk and compliance framework defined by an independent function that integrates disciplined risk-reward strategies into all new business initiatives. The firm aims to maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio between 13% and 13.5% while deploying robust stress-testing methodologies and enhanced surveillance systems to address geopolitical, climate, and cybersecurity threats. This approach ensures that control functions participate in strategic planning from day one and that the balance sheet retains fair valuation flexibility regardless of accounting designations.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Partnerships in Humanitarian Response: Bringing Hope and Opportunity to Refugee Children
Elmo, Sheryl WuDunn, Cecilia Conrad, Sarah Smith, Sherrie Westin, Odessa Ray
The MacArthur Foundation awarded a landmark $100 million grant to a partnership between Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee to establish the largest early childhood intervention in humanitarian history for displaced populations. This initiative deploys a three-pronged strategy combining randomized control research, a localized Arabic media series, and direct home-based coaching to mitigate toxic stress in children aged zero to five across Jordan, Lebanon, Bangladesh, and Syria. The program's success triggered a catalyst effect, mobilizing an additional $100 million from the Lego Foundation while aiming to normalize early education funding within global humanitarian aid protocols.