John Whitehead

John C. Whitehead is Chairman of the Goldman Sachs Foundation. Mr. Whitehead began his professional career in 1947 at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he worked for 38 years. He rose quickly within the company and was named Partner in 1956 and Co-Chairman and Senior Partner in 1976. He has served on the boards of numerous companies and as a Director of the New York Stock Exchange and Chairman of the Securities Industry Association. In April 1985, Mr. Whitehead was asked to become Deputy Secretary of State, second-in-command to Secretary George Shultz, and he served until January 1989. During this period, he was Acting Secretary of State when Mr. Shultz was away from Washington and took special interest in relations with Eastern Europe, the United Nations and various administrative reforms in the U.S Department of State. Mr. Whitehead was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Reagan.