• 01 Mar 2013 at 4:14 PM

If You Cut A Gary Cohn, Does He Not Bleed?

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Recent public remarks by Blankfein that he will stay at his job “for awhile” stung both Cohn and [vice-chairman Michael] Evans, who would like him out sooner so they can have their chance at the top, these people add. Cohn recently told FOX Business he’s content in his current role, and Evans has kept a low profile in recent months as both Blankfein and Cohn have been reaching out to the press. The charm offensive is designed to reverse years of bad publicity concerning Goldman’s role in the 2008 financial crisis and charges that the firm had taken advantage of clients during this time. But Blankfein’s comments touched off even more jockeying between the two men to gain support among the firm’s powerful ranks of “partners”, or senior executives, to emerge as Blankfein’s eventual replacement, these people say. One person close to Goldman said Evans was particularly shaken by Blankfein’s statements, and as a result he might be considering his options outside the firm if Blankfein signals he will stay at the top indefinitely. [FBN, earlier]

Comments (6)

  1. 1
    Posted by Raul C. | March 1, 2013 at 4:28 PM

    Lloyd, the Fidel Castro of Goldman.

  2. 2
    Posted by Guest | March 1, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    He bleeds 24k gold.

  3. 3
    Posted by guesticles | March 1, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    Hoping the "underneath that grundle beats the heart of a man with feelings" tag gets a lot of play.

  4. 4
    Posted by Gold FingerMember | March 1, 2013 at 6:00 PM

    Hey!

  5. 5
    Posted by Hank | March 2, 2013 at 1:17 AM

    Hey.. this is kinda awesome, isn't it.. Partner Thornton, go ahead and take a breather.. I might be here for a while..

  6. 6
    Posted by Guest | March 3, 2013 at 10:59 PM

    Vice chairman of GS and your still not satisfied? Unfortunately, you will always be sad. Try to grow up.