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1/15/15, "Goldman Bankers Are Jeb Bush’s Biggest Backers for White House," bloomberg, Max Abelson
"Important people at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. want Jeb Bush to be the
next U.S. president. And they’re giving him a lot of money to make it
happen.
More than 50 Goldman Sachs executives and employees gave the
Republican more than $144,000 in the second quarter, with most of them
sending $2,700, the maximum allowed, according to Federal Election
Commission filings.
The company that was the next-best source of money for the former
Florida governor, Neuberger Berman, is run by George Walker, Bush’s
second cousin. Employees at the money manager gave more than $63,000. It
once was part of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., where Bush was an
adviser.
Goldman Sachs management committee members who gave to Bush include
investment management co-heads Eric Lane and Timothy J. O’Neill,
investment banking co-head David Solomon, mergers and acquisitions
co-head Gene Sykes, risk chief Craig Broderick and merchant banking head
Richard Friedman. Dina Powell, the head of the firm’s foundation, and
Robert Zoellick, the chairman of the company’s international advisers
and a former head of the World Bank, both donated to Bush.
Goldman Sachs isn’t the only Wall Street firm with employees hoping
to see a third Bush in the White House. Credit Suisse Group AG, Morgan
Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co. also were among the top sources of
donations.
No Goldman Sachs employees were listed as donors during the second
quarter to Vermont’s Bernie Sanders. The Democratic senator has called
for breaking up the biggest banks."
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