William Cohan, chronicler of Wall Street, turns his sights on Goldman Sachs, one of the most iconic and successful banks in the world. With access to insiders at all levels – speaking to him after the crash – this promises to be one hell of a juicy book.
William Cohan is the first author to chronicle and interview Goldman Sachs post the 2008 financial crash, and has great access inside the firm, as for his two previous books. A previous banker turned investigative reporter, he is superb at capturing the psychological culture of a firm – and in turn, how that affects the way they play their hand.
When, in late 2008, the dust finally started to settle on one of the worst financial crises in history, only one Wall Street institution still stood virtually unassailed – Goldman Sachs. Why did Goldman survive, and even flourish, when so many of its peers were collapsing around them? Were the Goldman professionals simply the ‘smartest guys in the room’, the elite of the elite? Or was there more at work than simply the magic of ‘The Goldman Way’?
In Money and Power William D Cohan peers behind the curtain to give us the inside story of why Goldman is so profitable, and so powerful. His behind-the-scenes account shows how, buttressed by the most aggressive and sophisticated PR machine in the financial industry, Goldman Sachs has continually projected an image of being superior to its competitors – smarter, more collegial, more ethical, more client-focused
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