The CEO and chair of Goldman Sachs said on
Wednesday he has no plans to relinquish his duties running the bank, according
to Reuters. Speaking to reporters after
a breakfast appearance in Chicago, Lloyd Blankfein quipped: "I'm 57. What
am I going to do with the other 60 years of my life?"
Blankfein, who has become a post-bailout lightning rod for
critics of Wall Street, said five of his six predecessors left Goldman to
accept jobs with the U.S. government, and six died while still heading the
firm.
Given his unpopularity on Main Street, Blankfein said,
"I'd say the government probably isn't going to call me ... so that leaves
staying forever and dying at my desk."
Blankfein added that leaving the job would be difficult because when it
is going well "it's the best job in the world and you wouldn't want to
leave."
Read more at http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/us-goldman-blankfein-job-idUSBRE85C11R20120613
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