Goldman Sachs

Manager: Lloyd Blankfein
Age: 52
Appointed: 2006
Value added: 49.3% pa (1st)
Chop rating: 0/5

Blankfein has the job that everybody wanted. Goldman is at the top of its game. But it’s a big jump from the coach’s bench to the manager’s office. Can he cope with the pressure and keep clients happy in the face of Goldman’s win-at-all-costs tactics?

Star players:
Gary Cohn and Jon Winkelried, co-presidents, have stepped into Blankfein’s boots easily and helped steer the firm to its best ever year

Rising star: Michael Sherwood, co-global head of securities and co-CEO of Goldman Sachs in London.