Laurence retired from Goldman Sachs at the end of 2023 after 27 years of service at the firm. Laurence was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Goldman’s Asset & Wealth Management business from January 2022 to December 2023. He was also a member of the Management Committee. Prior to that, he was the firm’s Chief Administrative Officer from 2018 to 2022. Before that, he was Global Head of the Operations Division. From 2009 to 2015, he served as Chief Operating Officer of the Securities Division. From 2005 to 2009, he was Chief Financial Officer for the Investment Banking Division and before that, served as Chief Financial Officer of the Securities Division. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1996 in the Finance Division, and was named Managing Director in 2003 and Partner in 2006. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he worked in the Financial Services Group at Ernst & Young in New York and Deloitte & Touche in South Africa. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce and postgraduate degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
