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Biography
Richard Gnodde (born c. 1961) is a London-based South African investment banker. He is the vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International.
Early life
Richard Gnodde was born circa 1961. He graduated from the University of Cape Town, where he earned a bachelor of commerce degree, and the University of Cambridge, where he earned a master's degree in law.
Career
Gnodde began his career at Goldman Sachs in London in 1987. Over the course of his career, he worked in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. He became a managing director in 1996 and partner in 1998. In 2006, he became the co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International alongside Michael Sherwood.
Since Sherwood's retirement in 2016, Gnodde has been the CEO of Goldman Sachs International as well as vice chairman of Goldman Sachs. According to the Financial Times, he is "in sole charge of the Emea area." In March 2017, Gnodde said Goldman Sachs would move jobs to the continent because of Brexit.
Philanthropy and personal life
Gnodde serves on the board of trust of his alma mater, the University of Cape Town. He is also on the corporate advisory group of Tate. In 2009, he attended a fundraising dinner for the Conservative Party.
Gnodde is one of the highest paid investment bankers in the UK. In 2016, he was the tenth best-paid employee at Goldman Sachs's London office. He is worth an estimated £130 million according to Sunday Times Rich List 2017.
Gnodde has a wife, Kara.