We are pleased to announce GOSO’s 2025 Gala award, The Legacy Support Award!
We are thrilled to present this award to Reginald Andre, Jean Altier Bohm, Court Golumbic, Steve Sachs, Troy Thornton, Monali Vora, Whitney Watson, and Suzzanne Yao of Goldman Sachs.
This group of individuals have consistently shown up for GOSO and its participants in a variety of meaningful ways over the course of many years. Their collective efforts stand out and set a powerful example for how those in our broader community can help GOSO advance its mission of partnering with people impacted by arrest and incarceration on their journey of education, employment and emotional wellbeing and collaborating with NYC communities to support a culture of nonviolence.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without their support, and we look forward to honoring their commitment to our mission on April 10th at The New York Historical. There’s still time to purchase your ticket to the gala! Please find more information below.
Reg André
Réginald André, Global Head of Learning for M&A at Goldman Sachs and GOSO Board Member, thoughtfully reflects on this honor, “The impact of my colleagues’ consistent, meaningful support of GOSO’s participants is remarkable and nothing short of inspiring. They set an incredible example, particularly for those of us in corporate America, of what can be accomplished when we step out of the intensity of our jobs and relative comfort of our lifestyles to show up for our neighbors in more vulnerable communities.”
Jean Altier Bohm
We are thrilled to honor our partner and friend, Jean, this year as well. Jean is global head of Managed Strategies within Asset & Wealth Management (AWM), overseeing strategy development, marketing, portfolio management and distribution across the Managed Strategies platform. She is also global executive sponsor for the AWM LGBTQ+ Network and serves on the AWM Culture Council, Private Wealth Management (PWM) Women’s Council, Innovation Lab, Sustainable Investing and NextGS Council.
Court Golumbic
Another recipient of the Legacy Supporters Award is our friend and partner, Court Golumbic. Court is global head of Financial Crime Compliance, responsible for administering the firm’s anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and government sanctions compliance programs. In addition, he oversees the Compliance Testing Group.
Court is a member of the Firmwide Conduct Committee, Firmwide Operational Risk and Resilience Committee, and the Financial Crime Compliance Subcommittee. Previously, he oversaw Compliance for the global Prime Brokerage and Clearing businesses from 2005 to 2007. Court also served as co-head of Compliance for Operations, Technology, Finance, Human Capital Management and Services from 2010 to 2012. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2005 as a managing director and was named partner in 2016.
Prior to joining the firm, Court was a senior managing director and global anti-money laundering compliance officer for Bear Stearns & Co. He previously served as an assistant US attorney in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted securities fraud, money laundering and other white collar crimes.
Steve Sachs
We are excited to honor and celebrate our friend and partner Steve who is global chief operating officer of ETF Accelerator. Prior to his current role, he was global head of Capital Markets for the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) business in Asset Management. Steve joined Goldman Sachs as a managing director in 2015. Prior to joining the firm, Steve was head of Capital Markets for ProShare Advisors.
Troy Thornton
It is our privilege to honor and celebrate our valued friend and partner. Troy is co-head of the Americas Third Party Wealth (TPW) business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He is also a member of the Asset & Wealth Management Inclusion and Diversity Council. Prior to assuming his current role, Troy was co-head of the Americas Retail Client Business, head of Key Accounts and Platform Development, and national sales manager of the Investment Consulting Group in US Third Party Distribution. He previously held various management positions in US Third Party Distribution and US Institutional Distribution, including co-head of the Public Funds Group and head of Registered Investment Advisor Distribution. Troy joined Goldman Sachs as a regional sales director in Third Party Distribution within Goldman Sachs Asset Management in 1997. He was named managing director in 2008 and partner in 2022.
Monali Vora
It is our privilege to honor and celebrate our valued friend and partner, Monali Vora. Monali is head of wealth investment solutions (WIS) within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. WIS designs and builds equity and fixed-income personal portfolios and investment strategies to meet individual investment objectives, including income generation, tax-advantaged, factor-based, and value-aligned portfolios. In addition, WIS manages the Goldman Sachs Exchange Funds and other solutions-based mutual funds and ETFs.
Monali is also cohead of the AWM Inclusion and Diversity Council and a member of the Global Inclusion and Diversity Committee. Previously, she served as global head of Quantitative Equity Solutions and as cohead of the Asset Management Women’s Network.
She joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in 2000 and was named managing director in 2012 and partner in 2020.
Whitney Watson
Also receiving the Legacy Supporters Award is Whitney the global co-head and co-chief investment officer of Fixed Income and Liquidity Solutions within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Previously, she was head of Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Construction and Risk. Whitney joined Fixed Income in 2015. Prior to that, she served as global head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Liquidity Risk and from 2008 to 2015, she was a member of the Investment Management Division Global Risk Management team.
Earlier in her career, Whitney traded non-agency mortgages in the Global Markets Division. Whitney joined Goldman Sachs in 2005 as an analyst and was named managing director in 2015 and partner in 2022.
Suzzanne Yao
We are delighted to pay tribute to and celebrate our dear friend and partner, Suzzanne. Suzanne, is senior counsel and advises Goldman Sachs on products and services to Employee Retirement Income Security Act plans (ERISA). She also assists in maintaining the firm’s internal retirement plans. Suzzanne is co-chair of the Firmwide Asian Network. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2007 as a vice president in the ERISA and Benefits Group and was named managing director in 2013.