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Goldman Sachs GS
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Goldman Sachs

Tracked because Entity connected to tracked networks · 30 documented connections
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Global investment bank and financial services company. Major Wall Street institution whose alumni have held key government positions across multiple administrations.

Facts on record1
Connections mapped30
Sources cited23
✦ Thin coverage gap +100 connected to 30 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1P
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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Connection Map
Key Connections
← Steve Bannon person
employment
Bannon worked at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers & Acquisitions department from 1984 to 1990, requiring securities industry registration and making him subject to FINRA enforcement records.
← Bannon & Co. company
founder
Bannon and colleagues from Goldman Sachs launched Bannon & Co. in 1990.
← Gary Gensler person
employment
Gary Gensler was a partner at Goldman Sachs before being brought to the Treasury Department by Robert Rubin.
← Long-Term Capital Management company
bailout_participant
Goldman Sachs was among the consortium of banks that contributed to the $3.6 billion bailout of Long-Term Capital Management in 1998.
← Henry Paulson person
affiliation
Henry Paulson served as Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs from 1998 to 2006 before becoming Treasury Secretary.
← Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) institution
participant
Goldman Sachs was among the primary dealers eligible to borrow from the PDCF during the 2008 financial crisis.
← Maiden Lane LLC instrument
counterparty
Maiden Lane III was involved in litigation regarding credit default swap payments to counterparties including Goldman Sachs, with congressional investigations examining whether counterparties received preferential treatment.
← Elizabeth Warren elected official
oversight
Warren's TARP oversight panel examined Goldman Sachs' role in the financial crisis and its receipt of federal assistance.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Stale Last update: 183d ago · Avg age: 2793d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Goldman Sachs underwrote $5.1 billion in Mexican debt, more than any other Wall Street firm
Date: 1995-01-01 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: UPI Archives quoting Rep. Istook
All Connections (30)
→ Andy Barr person
donor primary
2024 cycle: $24,900 ($14,900 individuals + $10,000 PAC) to Barr for Congress.
→ Grace Meng person
donor secondary
2011-2024: $65,200 ($44,200 individuals, $21,000 PAC).
→ Daniel S. Goldman person
donor primary
2023–2024: $14,600 via individuals. Goldman Sachs is based in Lower Manhattan within NY-10.
donor primary
2019-2024: $55,920 via individual ($43,420) and PAC ($12,500). Hassan serves on the Finance Committee with jurisdiction over financial regulation and tax policy.
→ James A. Himes person
donor secondary
2007-2024: $378,223 total ($318,723 individuals, $59,500 PAC) — top career contributor. Himes is a former Goldman Sachs VP and entered Congress as an expert on Wall Street. He divested his Goldman stock upon taking office but maintained close fundraising ties.
→ Gary Peters elected official
donor secondary
2007–2024: $216,049 total ($176,049 individual, $40,000 PAC). Peters is a former Merrill Lynch VP and was a top recipient of Wall Street funds.
← Chuck Schumer elected official
donor secondary
1989-2024: $707,228 via employee contributions and PAC
← Robert Rubin person
revolving_door primary
Rubin spent 26 years at Goldman Sachs rising to co-chairman before entering government. The Goldman-to-government pipeline he exemplifies has shaped financial regulation for decades.
← Robert Edward Rubin person
employment confirmed
26-year career culminating in Co-Chairman role 1990-1992
← NIST CHIPS Program Office (CPO) government agency
staff_origin primary
Senior Relationship Director Brad Koenig was a Goldman Sachs senior partner and head of Global Technology Investment Banking (1984-2005). White House CHIPS Coordinator Ronnie Chatterji was a former Goldman Sachs financial analyst.
← Larry Summers person
membership inferential since 1999
Summers' Treasury team included Robert Rubin (former Goldman co-chairman) and Gary Gensler (former Goldman partner)
← Glass-Steagall Act instrument
impacted_by_repeal inferential since 2008
Post-repeal, Goldman Sachs and other investment banks expanded into commercial banking and derivatives, leading to systemic risk that contributed to the 2008 crisis.
bailout_participant primary since 1998
Goldman Sachs was among the consortium of banks that contributed to the $3.6 billion bailout of Long-Term Capital Management in 1998.
← National Economic Council (NEC) government agency
employment inferential since 1991
Larry Summers, former NEC Director, served as a managing director at Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is a known entity.
← Mark Kelly person
paid speech / corporate engagement primary since 2019
Despite taking a 'no corporate PAC money' pledge, Kelly gave at least 19 paid corporate speeches including to Goldman Sachs.
Campaign Contributor primary since 2010
Employees and PAC of Goldman Sachs are among Coons' top career contributors.
← Bannon & Co. company
founder primary since 1990
Bannon and colleagues from Goldman Sachs launched Bannon & Co. in 1990.
participant primary since 2008
Goldman Sachs was among the primary dealers eligible to borrow from the PDCF during the 2008 financial crisis.
← Seth Moulton person
donor primary since 2013
Goldman Sachs contributed $101,530 to Moulton's campaigns over 2013-2024, making it the fifth-largest career contributor.
← Gary Gensler person
employment primary since 1997
Gary Gensler was a partner at Goldman Sachs before being brought to the Treasury Department by Robert Rubin.
← Steve Bannon person
employment primary since 1984
Bannon worked at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers & Acquisitions department from 1984 to 1990, requiring securities industry registration and making him subject to FINRA enforcement records.
← Julia Letlow person
stock_ownership primary since 2026
Late-disclosed stock trades included shares of Goldman Sachs
← Maiden Lane LLC instrument
counterparty primary since 2008
Maiden Lane III was involved in litigation regarding credit default swap payments to counterparties including Goldman Sachs, with congressional investigations examining whether counterparties received preferential treatment.
← Henry Paulson person
affiliation primary since 1998
Henry Paulson served as Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs from 1998 to 2006 before becoming Treasury Secretary.
affected entity inferential since 2008
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act transformed the competitive landscape for investment banks like Goldman Sachs, which later converted to a bank holding company under the framework Bliley helped create.
← Dario Amodei person
employment inferential since 2011
Before his AI career, Dario Amodei worked as a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs.
← Elizabeth Warren elected official
oversight primary since 2008
Warren's TARP oversight panel examined Goldman Sachs' role in the financial crisis and its receipt of federal assistance.
← Susie Lee person
donor primary since 2024
Goldman Sachs was a top 2024 contributor to Lee's campaign at $13,700.
← Elise Stefanik elected official
career_contributor primary since 2013
Goldman Sachs contributed $58,975 to Stefanik's career contributions.
← Susan Collins elected official
donor primary since 2019
Goldman Sachs contributed $49,675 to Collins in the 2019-2024 cycle as a top contributor.
Sources (23)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Goldman Sachs — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Goldman Sachs — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Goldman Sachs — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Goldman Sachs — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Goldman Sachs — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
1995-01-01 ↗ UPI Archives quoting Rep. Istook web_search Processed 📜 Receipt