Exclusive: Goldman CEO David Solomon on how his dad’s advice shaped his career—and why interns should steal it
In a town hall with summer interns, shared exclusively with Fortune, Solomon got real about AI: "You have to challenge what the models give you."
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, shared insights from his father's advice that shaped his career and how he now applies it to his firm's interns. Jerry Solomon taught David to pause and consider alternatives before making decisions, rather than taking the first option. David now encourages Goldman's incoming interns to use a legal pad method to weigh pros and cons, even for obvious choices, to ensure thorough thinking.
This approach, which he attributes to his father, has contributed to David's confidence in big decisions. He also emphasizes patience and caution when pursuing opportunities, as well as a skeptical approach to AI's capabilities, treating them as tools to challenge and stress-test his own judgment rather than definitive answers.
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