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Goldman Sachs names 109 new partners, its largest class since 2010

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Goldman Sachs has named 109 employees as partners, effective January 1, in its largest partner class since 2010. Business Insider reports the class is 15% larger than the 95 promoted in 2024. The Financial Times headline and other coverage highlight a record 13 engineers made partner, and about 30% of the class comes from asset and wealth management. The New York Post reports that Goldman declined to disclose the racial and gender breakdown of the class, with executives citing a changed legal environment in corporate America.

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  1. Goldman Sachs named 109 employees as partners, effective January 1.

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    Business Insider
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    Financial Times
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The class is the largest since 2010.

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    Business Insider
    Right
    New York Post

  3. A record 13 engineers were named partners.

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    Business Insider
    Center
    Financial Times
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    New York Post

  4. About 30% of the new partners come from asset and wealth management.

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    Business Insider
    Right
    New York Post

  5. The class is 15% larger than the 95 promoted in 2024.

    One outletBusiness Insider· Left

  6. Goldman declined to provide a racial and gender breakdown of the class, with executives citing a changed legal environment.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report 109 new Goldman Sachs partners, the largest class since 2010, including a record 13 engineers. The Post centers on Goldman withholding the class’s race and gender breakdown; the FT and Business Insider focus on its size and engineers.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Business Insider’s headline presents the class as a welcome into an exclusive club and promises a breakdown of its makeup, with its size and makeup in focus.

    Goldman Sachs just welcomed 109 new members to its most exclusive club. Here's a breakdown of the new partner class.
    Business InsiderLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Financial Times headline leads with the record number of engineers promoted and links the expanded partner class to a trading and dealmaking boom.

    Goldman Sachs elevates record number of engineers to coveted partner ranks
    Financial TimesCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The New York Post headline centers on Goldman withholding diversity data for the new partner class rather than on the promotions themselves.

    Goldman Sachs Loaded verb“buries”“Buries” implies deliberate concealment, while the article reports only that Goldman did not disclose the breakdown.More neutral: does not discloseDisagree with this highlight? DEI metrics as it names biggest partner class since 2010
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    buriesMore neutral: does not disclose

    “Buries” implies deliberate concealment, while the article reports only that Goldman did not disclose the breakdown.

    Goldman Sachs buries DEI metrics as it names biggest partner class since 2010

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • size of the class and its growth over 2024
  • record number of engineers
  • breakdown of the new partner class

Leaves out

  • Goldman’s refusal to give the racial and gender breakdown of the class

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • record number of engineers
  • expanded elite cohort
  • trading and dealmaking boom fuelling profits

Leaves out

  • Goldman’s refusal to disclose the racial and gender breakdown of the class

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • withheld racial and gender breakdown
  • changed legal environment cited by executives
  • largest partner class since 2010

Leaves out

  • the 15% increase over the 2024 class of 95

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRight

    Goldman Sachs Loaded verb“buries”“Buries” implies deliberate concealment, while the article reports only that Goldman did not disclose the breakdown.More neutral: does not discloseDisagree with this highlight? DEI metrics as it names biggest partner class since 2010

    The Wall Street giant is handing out highly lucrative partnerships to stop rainmakers from defecting to private equity — but declined to reveal the racial and gender breakdown of its newest elite club.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Business Insider, Nov 5, 1:12 PM EST

  • Center

    45 min later

    Its first report, Nov 5, 1:57 PM EST

  • Right

    1 hr 15 min later

    Its first report, Nov 5, 2:27 PM EST

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  1. Business InsiderLeftNov 5, 1:12 PM EST
  2. Financial TimesCenterNov 5, 1:57 PM EST
  3. New York PostRightNov 5, 2:27 PM EST

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