Jim Donovan (banker)

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Jim Donovan
Born1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MBA)
Harvard University (JD)
Political partyRepublican

James H. Donovan is an American investment banker who is Vice Chairman of Global Client Coverage at Goldman Sachs.[1][2] Donovan is also an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia whose YouTube videos have received over five million views.[3]

Donovan served as a member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB), which oversees and advises the President on all 17 US Intelligence Agencies.[4][5][6]

On March 15, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Donovan to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.[7] He was nominated despite concerns within the Trump administration that with the addition of Donovan, there will be "too many Goldman guys" in top posts.[8] Donovan withdrew from consideration on May 19, 2017.[9][10]

Education[edit]

Donovan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a varsity rower,[11] and a Master of Business Administration degree from MIT Sloan School in 1989. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1993.[12]

Charitable Work[edit]

He serves on the board of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and Karsh Institute of Democracy[13][14]

Donovan served on the board of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. [15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "James H. Donovan Appointed Vice Chairman". Goldman Sachs Alumni Network.
  2. ^ "Adjunct Law Professor, Unlikely YouTube Star: Goldman Sachs' Jim Donovan Likes and Shares Knowledge". 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ "UVA LAW INSTRUCTOR, UNLIKELY YOUTUBE STAR". University of Virginia Today. 18 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Donald Trump". 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Trump's secretive intelligence advisory board takes shape with security pros and GOP donors". ABC News.
  6. ^ "Donald Trump taps former Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss for advisory board seat".
  7. ^ Mohsin, Saleha (March 14, 2017). "Trump Nominates Goldman's Donovan as Deputy Treasury Secretary". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Mohsin, Saleha; Jacobs, Jennifer (February 11, 2017). "Trump Team Leery of Having Too Many 'Goldman Guys' in Top Posts". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  9. ^ White, Ben (May 19, 2017). "Donovan dropping out as Trump's nominee for deputy Treasury secretary". Politico. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  10. ^ Borak, Donna (May 19, 2017). "Trump's pick for No. 2 spot at Treasury drops out". CNNMoney. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  11. ^ Kelley, Margie (July 1, 2001). "In the Money". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Jim Donovan". University of Virginia School of Law. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  13. ^ https://www.fnih.org/our-people/board-of-directors
  14. ^ https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/advisory-board
  15. ^ When It Comes to Cancer, Everyone Can Help, 2013, retrieved 17 August 2023

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