John Waldron

Waldron, like many of Goldman's most senior staff, was made partner in 2002, when he coheaded the media and entertainment group.

He then coheaded leveraged finance and the financial sponsors group before becoming global head of client coverage for the investment-banking division.

He has worked on transactions including Silver Lake's deal for Skype and Blackstone's purchase of SeaWorld, according to The New York Times, and he worked on the split of 21st Century Fox and News Corp.

He was promoted to his current role in 2014, working alongside Richard Gnodde and David Solomon, when John S. Weinberg stepped down.