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Lloyd Blankfein

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Lloyd Craig Blankfein (born September 20, 1954) is an American investment banker who has served as senior chairman of Goldman Sachs since 2019, and chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) from 2006 until the end of 2018. Before leading Goldman Sachs as CEO, he was the company's president and chief operating officer (COO) from 2004 to 2006, serving under then-CEO Henry Paulson. Born and raised in New York City, Blankfein attended Harvard University for his undergraduate and law school studies before briefly entering private law practice. In 1982, he became a precious metals salesman at J. Aron & Co., a small commodities trading firm which was acquired by Goldman in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lloyd Blankfein is the 794th most popular businessperson (down from 763rd in 2024), the 14,843rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,101st in 2019) and the 279th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Lloyd Blankfein ranks 794 out of 847. Before him are Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Fidji Simo, George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, Tatyana Kim, Jade Raymond, and Artemy Lebedev. After him are Natalya Kaspersky, Leslie Benzies, Herb Kohl, María Sefidari, Phil Spencer, and Esther Dyson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Lloyd Blankfein ranks 698. Before him are Vladimir Bigorra, Jorge Hernández, Mallika Sarabhai, Amy Heckerling, Beverley Whitfield, and Noureddine Kourichi. After him are Huda Zoghbi, Gregory C. Johnson, Julio César Jiménez, Ben Barres, Silvia Chivás, and Jerry Moran.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lloyd Blankfein ranks 14,848 out of 20,380. Before him are Frances Langford (1913), Tom Laughlin (1931), Rex J. Walheim (1962), Lucas Grabeel (1984), Sarah Hyland (1990), and Kay Aldridge (1917). After him are H. Beam Piper (1904), Cynthia Weil (1940), Gregory C. Johnson (1954), Mamie Gummer (1983), Haley Barbour (1947), and Troy Garity (1973).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Lloyd Blankfein ranks 279. Before him are Angela Ahrendts (1960), Tory Burch (1966), James M. Beggs (1926), Bill Ackman (1966), Julia Koch (1962), and Bryan Johnson (1977). After him are Herb Kohl (1935), Phil Spencer (1968), Mitch Kapor (1950), Heidi Fleiss (1965), Biz Stone (1974), and Carol Bartz (1948).

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