company engagements
We are focused on investing with a management first strategy and have built a flexible model around the needs of our portfolio and the resources GS is best positioned to provide. Goldman's 150 year operating history and expansive global network enables us to partner distinguished operators and resources with portfolio companies to create outsized impact.
1SCALING REVENUE
750+ |
dedicated engagements to scaling revenue and creating commercial opportunities. |
Accelerate top line growth through new customers, new markets and new strategies.
2 OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
340+ |
engagements focused on operational improvement and cost reduction creating more efficiency and scalability across our businesses. |
Optimize quality and performance with automated and efficient processes to execute and scale.
3TECHNICAL, DIGITAL, AND DATA TRANSFORMATION
550+ |
Companies partnered with across digital & data initiatives. |
Harness the power of data & digital transformation to drive operating decisions and unlocked untapped value.
4TALENT & ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY
170+ |
Partnered on 170+ C-suite executive placements. |
Work with recognized experts to build outstanding management teams, optimal organization designs, and winning cultures.
5ESG & Risk Optimization
100% |
of our PE boards have a diverse board member. |
Leverage the deep-rooted history of Risk Management and Sustainability programs to empower and differentiate portfolio companies.
Scaling Revenue
Burt Podbere
CFO of Crowdstrike
Jim Underhill
Former COO of MRC Global
John Connolly
Former Head of Bain Capital Ventures Operating Team
Ken Sweder
Chairman & CEO of Individual Foodservice
Paul Albright
Multi-Time Software Industry Executive
Commerical Introductions:
High quality client introductions from the expansive GS Network
OneGS:
Access to the comprehensive financial services and advisory that GS provides clients to help support growth including AYCO, Wealth Management, Banking and Lending among others
Playbooks:
Digital Marketing, Value Based Pricing playbooks with repeatable strategies & best practices
Tools:
GS Research access for Market / Sector analysis
Training & Events:
CEO & Founders Conference, topical events such as SPAC 101
Operations Excellence
Alex Niemeyer
Former Global Lead of McKinsey's Supply Chain practice
Steve Schepps
Former KKR Head of Procurment for Americas
Tania Howarth
Former CIO of Europe and Africa for The Coca Cola Company
GS Practitioners:
Access to insights from Goldman's 150 year operating history and internal subject matter experts
Intra Portfolio Community:
Connect with peers from the portfolio to discuss opportunities and challenges
Playbooks:
Cost Take Out & Employee Benefits Review playbooks with repeatable strategies & best practices
Tools:
Procurement Platform offering preferred benefits, and board deck & KPI templates
Training & Events:
COO Round Table Discussions & topical events such as Back to Office Strategy
Talent & Organizational Strategy
Carol Roche
Founder & Director of CRA Human Capital Ltd.
Morgan McKeown
Corporate Equity Talent Lead
Wes Cole
Growth Equity Talent Lead
Sourcing Network:
Leveraging the GS Network to source talent from our Intra-Portfolio community, our alumni and extended external network
Intra Portfolio Community:
Connect with peers from the portfolio to discuss opportunities and challenges
Playbooks:
Leadership & Team Effectiveness playbooks with repeatable strategies & best practices
Tools:
Comp Benchmarking for leadership roles & Agency / Search Recommendations
Training & Events:
Leadership Coaching & topical events such as Managing through a Crisis
Technical, Digital and Data Transformation
Bob Kelly
Former Corporate VP of Cloud Business at Microsoft
Franck Cohen
Former President of SAP Digital Core
Lorie Buckingham
Former Chief Development Officer of The Coca-Cola Company
Prerak Vohra
Digital Advisory Council Lead and Former McKinsey & Company's Transfomational Lead
Digital Edge:
Curated access to a community of distinguished industry experts to help drive digital transformation and support companies in optimizing their unique Digital Edge
Playbooks:
CDR Transformation & Cloud Migration playbooks with repeatable strategies & best practices
Tools:
Vendor Database with feedback from previous engagements, and Cyber Assessments
Training & Events:
CTO Forum & topical events such as Cyber Risks & Ransomware
ESG & Risk Optimization
Letitia Webster
Chief Sustainability Officer of AMD
Tamika Curry Smith
Value Accelerator D&I Lead
TC Umejei
Deputy CISO of AMD
OneGS:
Access to insights from Goldman's 150 year operating history and internal subject matter experts
OneGS:
Access to the comprehensive financial services and advisory that GS provides clients to help support growth including AYCO, Wealth Management, Banking and Lending among others
OneGS:
Access to firmwide personnel during times of market disruption including our Chief Medical Officer to address COVID related issues
Playbooks:
Sustainability Whitepaper GS publication
Tools:
ESG assessment for identifying the next step on each companies unique journey
Training & Events:
Sustainability 101 & topical events such as Impacts of New ESG Regulation
6Finance & Strategy
300+ |
Engagements dedicated to Finance and Strategy. |
Professionalize governance processes and establish an M&A approach alongside experienced operating executives.
Advisors and deal teams partner to discuss market trends and leverage deep connectivity into specialized domains to provide a channel for additional sourcing activity.
Experts provide a unique perspective in diligence and facilitate internal assessments to equip leadership with benchmarking insights and potential value creation opportunities.
Ongoing trusted Advisor partnerships and self-service resources / playbooks create opportunities for continued differentiated value creation results.
Partnership and thoughtful planning throughout the path to exit helps to strongly position companies for success.
Lou D’Ambrosio is the Global Head of the GS Value Accelerator. He leads the team and programs delivering value creation to portfolio companies.
Lou D'Ambrosio
Lou was a senior executive, CEO & Chairman, including at Fortune 500 companies. Previous positions include: Executive Chairman of Sensus, CEO of Sears Holdings Corporation, CEO of Avaya, and senior executive with IBM.
Our Core GS Team is a group of fully dedicated GS employees to help identify opportunities, facilitate engagements, and build out the suite of available resources.
Sarah Shenton
COO & Internal Lead of the Goldman Sachs Value Accelerator, Sarah is an experienced GS Growth Investor and GS Operator dedicated to scaling the accelerator, building out new capabilities and advising Enterprise & FinTech companies.
Our Operating Advisors develop long term trusted relationships directly with portfolio companies to support their objectives and offer practitioner views and actionable insights across functional areas.
Meghan FitzGerald
Globally recognized healthcare strategist, investor, academic, and author. Instrumental on positioning GS in multiple competitive processes and advising healthcare CEOs on strategic matters.
The Value Accelerator is bringing on new advisors, and launching new resources and programs regularly to benefit the portfolio. Additionally, this year a new digital portal will be released to empower companies to access GS resources directly for even more scalable impact.
GS Research Portal
Access to exclusive GS research and industry insights through a secure login.
Talent Sourcing
Leadership searches and high-po candidates directly from the GS network.
Intra Portfolio Community
Connect with peers from the portfolio to discuss opportunities and challenges.
Access to GS Services
Financial services & advisory that GS provides companies to grow their business.
Playbook & Template Library
Best practices and self assessments to expedite discovery and evaluate solutions.
Events & Thought Leadership
Monthly programming and events including webinars and in-person seminars.
Hear from portfolio companies about their experiences, and how they harnessed the power of GS through the Value Accelerator to drive meaningful outcomes for their businesses.
Aston Lark Limited operates as an insurance broker. The company offers commercial, estates, family offices, cars and sport vehicles, business protection, jewelry, and other insurance products.
Founded in 2001, MyEyeDr. is the largest consolidator of independent optometry practices in the US spanning over 550 offices in 18 states.
Navico manufactures and markets marine electronics for the recreational boating segment.
SIMON is a digital platform that enables financial advisors to better understand, purchase, and manage risk managed solutions.
Synagro provides biosolids solutions to customers across North America, managing 14mm tons of wastewater biosolids per year.
True Blue Car Wash owns and operates more than 40 express car wash locations in the Southwest, Midwest, and Northeast U.S.
Unqork is a no-code application platform that helps large enterprises build complex custom software faster, with higher quality, and lower costs than conventional approaches.
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