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Despite his grounding in business administration, Whitehead did not plan on being an investment banker when he was hired straight out of HBS by Goldman Sachs in 1947, where he shared an office with John L. Weinberg...
...over the course of 29 years, the two rose through the Goldman Sachs hierarchy together, while developing an enduring friendship. In 1976, when Goldman chair John Levy passed away unexpectadly, Weinberg and Whitehead were unconventionally appointed as co-chairs...
...Goldman had not hired any college graduates for years due to the depression and World War II,” Whitehead says. “For a young person starting in ’47 there was a clear track ahead. I don’t think I could have made...
...eight years as co-chair, Whitehead worked to internationalize Goldman, creating new offices overseas in Europe and Asia. He also fostered teamwork, while reprioritizing the interests of clients...
...think about those scraps of paper often. Now that we are all inserting ourselves into proper grown-up roles—buying toilet paper, toiling at Goldman, travelling the world, haggling over leases—our dork propensities may come in handy. No matter how famous my roommate becomes in Hollywood, or to what auspicious levels my Crimson associates reach in the hierarchy of the Wall Street Journal, the geekiness instilled in us by fair Harvard will shine with the light of veritas. When I first see my blockmate, L. Zoe Tananbaum ’02, in the pages...