US-Investmentbank: Goldman Sachs nennt bei Partner-Beförderungen keine Diversitätsdaten mehr

New York - Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, has announced the appointment of 109 new partners but has for the first time in years refrained from publishing demographic data. Despite the lack of detailed breakdowns, the bank still considers diversity within its workforce essential for business success, said a manager on Thursday.

Moving forward, over 100 of the total roughly 500 partners will be women. In the previous recruitment round in 2024, Goldman Sachs had detailed that 27% of the 95 new partners were women, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The manager justified the decision to omit the breakdown by the changing legal environment. After President Donald Trump's re-election in 2024, many US companies halted their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Trump launched a campaign against such initiatives, arguing they discriminated against white and male employees. This current round of appointments is the largest since 2010 and will take effect on January 1st. Goldman Sachs recently removed a complete section on diversity from its annual report. The bank's decision to omit further demographic data has sparked criticism.

Mayra Rodriguez Valladares of the consultancy MRV Associates said, "It is regrettable that one of the largest and most influential banks in the world fears publishing demographic data. Leaders should not release figures only when it is politically opportunistic." Partnerships at Goldman Sachs are a remnant from before the 1999 IPO and are highly coveted on Wall Street.

85% of the new partners work in high-revenue areas like global banking and capital markets and asset management.