John Goldstein

John Goldstein, Global Head of Sustainability and Impact Solutions, GSAM.

John is a managing director in the Client Solutions Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, serving as global head of Sustainability and Impact Solutions. He is responsible for mobilizing the full breadth and depth of the firm's sustainable investing resources for clients. Previously, John was in the Executive Office where he created and served as head of the Sustainable Finance Group, responsible for working across Goldman Sachs to deepen the firm's knowledge and grow its capabilities in relation to inclusive growth and climate transition. He serves as chair of the Sustainable Finance Group Steering Group.

John joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management as a managing director in 2015 through the acquisition of Imprint Capital, which he co-founded in 2007, to help expand the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance and impact investing capabilities.

Previously, John served as senior managing director of Medley Global Advisors. During that time, he co-founded and served as the executive director of the Medley Institute. Prior to that, John was a management consultant at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).

John has served as an advisor or board member to a diverse set of organizations in the impact space including groups such as the US National Advisory Board of the G8 Social Impact Investing Task Force, the Global Impact Investing Network’s ImpactBase initiative, the Global Social Venture Competition, McKinsey’s working group on Social Impact Bonds, Global Giving, the Sustainable Food Lab, the UN Capital Development Fund, the International Interfaith Investment Group and a range of other organizations.
John graduated from Yale University with honors. He was awarded the Richter Fellowship and the Townsend Prize.