‘Government Sachs’ Is Back as Germany Promotes Goldman Alumnus
- Draghi, Paulson, Sunak all worked at Goldman before government
- German finance chief Kukies once ran Goldman’s German division
Joerg Kukies during an official ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 7.
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A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive is once again sitting at the top table of international economic policymaking.
With the appointment of Joerg Kukies as Germany’s new finance minister, there’s a near unbroken record of Goldman Sachs alumnus serving as prime minister, finance minister or central bank chief in at least one Group of Seven nation since early-2006.