Cohn, 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, can be intimidating, two former colleagues said. He would sometimes hike up one leg, plant his foot on a trader’s desk, his thigh close to the employee’s face, and ask how markets were doing, they said. [Bloomberg, earlier]
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Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn Likes To Speak To Employees On A Grundle-To-Face Basis
By Bess LevinIf Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn Is Not Responding To Your Voicemails, IMs And Lunch Invites, You Know What You Did
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Cohn recently told a colleague he can’t remember the last person he yelled at, and when upset with someone he now gives the silent treatment, the colleague said. [Bloomberg]