Goldman Sachs Strategy Teardown - CB Insights Research

Led by Lead Intelligence Analyst Matthew Wong

In 2015 Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, said “We are a technology company.” Today, over 35% of all job openings at the bulge bracket bank are in technology.

Meanwhile, the firm has been one of the most active banks in fintech investing across data analytics, wealth management, lending, regulatory technology and more. Its online lending business Marcus hit $1B in loans in less than 10 months.

In this briefing, we’ll provide a data-driven view into the evolution of Goldman Sachs’ strategy.

We’ll cover the following topics and more:

Goldman Sachs’ investment and M&A history
Marcus and other product initiatives
Patents and research activity
Forward-looking moves

Your Panelist

Matthew Wong

Lead Intelligence Analyst, Financial Services
@mlcwong

Matthew Wong is a lead intelligence analyst at CB Insights, where he leads a team of analysts covering startup and venture capital trends across geographies, emerging industries and investors. He currently manages CB Insights Insurance Tech newsletter, which reaches 19K+ insurance executives, investors and professionals.

Matt's published industry research and analysis have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC and The Financial Times and he has appeared on Bloomberg TV and Business News Network. Matthew is a graduate of Northwestern University.