The Goldman Sachs Group,Inc. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869,Goldman Sachs is headquartered in Lower Manhattan in New York City,with regional headquarters in many international financial centers. Goldman Sachs is the second-largest investment bank in the world by revenue and is ranked 55th on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. In the Forbes Global 2000 of 2024,Goldman Sachs ranked 23rd. It is considered a systemically important financial institution by the Financial Stability Board.
The 2012 Summer Paralympics,branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games,were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London,England,United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Games as organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Henry "Hank" Merritt Paulson Jr. is an American investment banker and financier who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his role in the Department of the Treasury,Paulson was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of major investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Colin Berkeley Moynihan,4th Baron Moynihan,4th Baronet,is a British Olympic silver medalist,politician,businessman and sports administrator. Lord Moynihan served as the Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) from 2005 to 2012. A member of the Conservative Party,he was as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Lewisham East from 1983 to 1992,and was the Minister for Sport from 1987 to 1990. He became a member of the House of Lords in 1997.
Lloyd Craig Blankfein 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.
Edward Gerald Corrigan was an American banker who was the seventh President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. Corrigan served as a partner and managing director in the Office of the Chairman at Goldman Sachs and was appointed chairman of GS Bank USA,the bank holding company of Goldman Sachs,in September 2008 until retiring in 2016. He was also a member of the Group of Thirty,an influential international body of leading financiers and academics.
The 2012 Summer Olympic development process began in 2005,following the successful London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics,and ran until the games in 2012. While many of the plans were included in the bid portfolio,which gained the favour of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the four other bids on 6 July 2005,there were more details released and decisions made afterwards. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) was created to oversee many of these developments,though such a large-scale event requires the co-operation of many other agencies. These organizations are sometimes integral parts of the London 2012 plans,while others are unrelated but can still have a great effect.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) was the organisation responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. It was jointly established by the UK Government's Department for Culture,Media and Sport,the Mayor of London and the British Olympic Association and was structured as a private company limited by guarantee. LOCOG worked closely with the publicly funded Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA),which is responsible for the planning and construction of new venues and infrastructure.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) was a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture,Media and Sport,responsible for ensuring the delivery of venues,infrastructure and legacy for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. Together with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG),the ODA was one of the two main agencies that organised the London Olympic Games.
Charles Lamb Allen,Baron Allen of Kensington,is a British businessman,broadcaster,and chairman of Balfour Beatty,Invictus Games,THG plc,Global Radio and Advisory chairman at Moelis &Company. Lord Allen was chief executive of Granada Group from 1996 to 2000,executive chairman of Granada Media plc from 2000 to 2004,chief executive of ITV plc from its formation in 2004 until 2007,and chairman of the music company EMI. He was chairman of Endemol,2 Sisters Food Group and ISS,a non-executive director of Tesco and Virgin Media. In March 2012,he was appointed by Ed Miliband,the leader of the Labour Party,to the position of chairman of the executive board of the party. He has been chairman of the British Red Cross.
Robert King Steel is an American businessman,financier and government official who has served as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development in the administration of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,Under Secretary for Domestic Finance of the United States Treasury,chief executive officer of Wachovia Corporation and vice chairman of Goldman Sachs. He has also served as chairman of the board of trustees at Duke University and the Aspen Institute. In May 2014,he was tapped to succeed Joseph R. Perella as chief executive officer of Perella Weinberg Partners,a private investment banking and asset management firm.
Terence James O'Neill,Baron O'Neill of Gatley is a British economist best known for coining BRIC,the acronym that stands for Brazil,Russia,India,and China—the four once rapidly developing countries that he predicted would challenge the global economic power of the developed G7 economies. He is also a former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and former Conservative government minister.
James Meyer Sassoon,Baron Sassoon,is a British businessman and politician.
Byron David Trott is the founder,chairman and co-CEO of BDT &MSD Partners,a merchant bank that provides advice and capital to family and founder-led companies. Formerly,Trott was vice chairman of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs.
The Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre or UDAC was a facility of the London 2012 Summer Olympics,at 101 Stephenson Street in Canning Town,London. It was opposite the Star Lane Docklands Light Railway station.
Massimo Tononi is an Italian banker and politician. Chairman of Banco BPM.
Steven Terner Mnuchin is an American investment banker and film producer who served as the 77th United States secretary of the treasury as part of the Cabinet of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. Serving for nearly a full presidential term,Mnuchin was one of the few high-profile members of Trump's cabinet whom the president did not dismiss.
James H. Donovan is an American investment banker who is Vice Chairman of Global Client Coverage at Goldman Sachs. Donovan is also an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia whose YouTube videos have received over five million views.
Edward Sebastian Grigg,4th Baron Altrincham,is a British hereditary peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords.
