July 21, 2026
Streetwise: Getting to and through Goldman Sachs. By Lloyd Blankfein. In conversation with William Cohan
Lloyd Blankfein recounts an unlikely rise from Brooklyn public housing to Wall Street’s most prestigious investment bank. Smart, hardworking, affable, energetic and down to earth Lloyd survived, thrived and was tapped by Hank Paulson to be CEO of Goldman Sachs.
Lloyd Blankfein, who retired as CEO of Goldman Sachs in 2018, relates his path to the C Suite of America’s most fabled investment bank in this insightful and witty memoir. Growing up in public housing in Brooklyn, his determination to succeed is apparent from page one. Author and financial journalist William Cohan interviewed Lloyd when he was CEO and more recently in retirement and brings a keen eye to Lloyd's story.
