Corner Office: Lloyd Blankfein | The New York Times

[@jhands20]

99% are ignorant. This type of drive is not exclusive to only goldman. Talk to any young, hungry graduate who wants to make a name for themselves and this is their mentality. Don't criticize the man because you could never go to college or make something of yourself. By the way, I'm not looking for votes, my success is measured in dollars and happiness.

[@schopen-hauer]

dollars and happiness?

[@HusseinDoha]

Who's 99%?? The Occupy protesters? They don't represent anyone except themselves. I'm not rich nor I resent those who are lucky or those who worked hard to be rich. I enjoy listening to Lloyd because I enjoy learning about business. You shouldn't call large swathes of people "ignorant".

[@discodave4500]

He's a clown and a shill.

[@arinyc1684]

“In dollars and happiness.” I’m virtually 100% certain Lloyd said something along these lines on his way up. It’s a mindset, enough of us already have it, we’re happy to learn you despise it.

[@woody41165]

Regardless if you like or dislike Lloyd Blankfein if you have a business such as a bank then he is the one you need to run and operate it, because one thing you cannot dispute is the fact that he is a very intelligent man and a very successful CEO.

[@SaithMasu12]

Intelligence means, to not blow up the planet for a piece of paper, thats what intelligence means.

[@JK-gu3tl]

I'd rather have John Allison of BB&T fame.

[@TheL2hang]

"I'd remember walking along and somebody in the upper part of the upper decks would raise his hands and say 'I'd like a soda'", and I'm thinking, this tray is unbelievably heavy, and the lids didn't work so well in the 1960s as they do today, and I'm going to walk all the way up there for two and three quarter cents? And guess what? I walked all the way up there for two and three quarter cents."

[@benjaminbuttons2059]

I like watching this video because its such a great example of how charming and charismatic sociopaths are.

[@Ubiqanon]

Historical Compensation 2006: 54.4 Million 2007: 53.9 Million 2008: 42.3 Million 2009: 862 Thousand - the "reform" year. US mean Avg Income 68k. 2010: 13.2 Million Blankfein: Goldman Sachs has no moral obligation to tell clients it is betting against a product it is asking them to buy.

[@zeppelinfan1194]

And yet he continues to make millions while you sit at your computer submitting indignant comments.

[@CorporateRule]

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[@robertlow9835]

They wouldn't have gone bust without TARP. They were pretty solid after Buffett invested

[@gremlin05]

According to Wiki, this guy's a self-made person from the Bronx, whose parents worked reception and the postal service. This is America, where anything can happen.

[@LEK-0525]

Totally agree with you....

[@bearstearn3]

lloyd blankfein is a patriot. this man should be awarded the nobel prize

[@vekRaft]

Hardest of all is to make people go the same path as you.

[@IllxllI]

Best and smartest guy in the world. This guy is one of the best we have... Keep it up!

[@WonderGolf]

1:30 when the interviewer asks what I did at my old job

[@stella-mariarallis]

Lloyd Blankfein was a great business leader in my opinion. I totally miss him as the leader of Goldman Sachs. He managed this bank well through the crisis. They are lucky to have had such a great person at their helm. For their future they have new opportunities with David Solomon as their CEO.

[@benjaminmendezz]

Agree with you, but I believe he made the smart decision of appointing David Solomon as CEO

[@psbjr]

strange he didn't say "we run up the price of food crops on commodities markets while half the world starves"

[@asierra1492]

WHY DO PEOPLE BLAME GOLDMAN SACHS FOR TAKING FREE MONEY! Would you refuse free money, BLAME THE GOVERNMENT for being corrupt and dishing out the money.

[@skylineowner1990]

he is the biggest liar on the planet and should stand trial for crimes against humanity

[@variszarins]

Actually, what this guy says in the end of the video is so true. Wisdom

[@CyanideShock]

You know what i find rather strange? Anti Semitism seems to be totally acceptable in modern society however islamaphobia seems to be a terrible thing. Strange isnt it.

[@Ableten]

Anti Semitism isn't totally acceptable in society look at Mel Gibson. His career was ruined

[@bearstearn3]

good job for goldman sachs everyone should stop being jealous of their billions in profits

[@jonathanbrotto7278]

Power

[@PeacemakerJMB]

@esohe81 I agree that people are posting completely immature and unacceptable comments. However most people do not know or take the time to express themselves properly. People are upset and frustrated at this man because of all the illegal and unethical practices associated with Goldman Sachs.

[@THISISMYCATFACE]

Check out the ads for BP at the bottom of the screen! Yes, key lessons he learned at the expense of You and I. Yes, you're home address please!

[@Epsilon4]

He looks like a nice guy.

[@JimsBlues]

hes not

[@billthestinker]

very intelligent man, too bad he did not go into medicine and saved lives instead of destroying them

[@mboots957]

C.E.O. Chief Euthanasia Officer, He has killed more financial futures by backstabbing, cheating, lying, undermining, overvaluing and paying bribes to stay out of jail. Karma is coming Lloyd and you'll never see it coming.

[@vinniepaz730]

great video.

[@Andromediens]

yep, exactly.

[@devikotv]

The King.

[@AudiobookLibrary24-7]

Got it!

[@davidb3271]

I wish this interview wasn't chopped up and we could see the whole conversation.

[@vikdylan7868]

Ouch, these comments are harsh. He's just doing his job. If you don't like him, change the system by voting for genuine third parties. They may not get elected, but do you want to hop on the bandwagon, or be the one steering it? Just saying... Here come the private messages...

[@bearstearn3]

go lloyd blankfein! respects from canada!

[@alistairproductions]

the NY Times, always with the biting questions...

[@ChelseaWon3nil]

@privatezib act as middlemen for businesses trying to raise money and investors willing to give it, then charging egregious fees, although this only accounts for 10% of profits, but is usually what they cite when asked. I also believe they make trades on behalf of themselves and clients, but who do you thinks comes first. Being intimately close to the financial markets which runs on information and sentiment, its no surprise that most of their bets work out (insider trading pretty much).

[@worldwildwest]

@oliverandm Im not jewish but I have to agree with your principles, we are all in the same boat after all.

[@_A_D_]

NYT interviews MENACE TO SOCIETY. New title. Change it.

[@bearstearn3]

everyone's just jealous this ol' Lloyd here is making 30million a year + bonus/compensation

[@trifio5242]

some place where integrity matter - not usa of course:) I didn't do mba, i did masters in finance. P.S. you don't need mba to work in finance, you need mba to run your business. Where did you finish your high school?

[@hansvon8609]

Absolutely inspirational.

[@EdgarM729]

Great interview from a very hardworking man.

[@buffon114]

A living legend!! Greatest salesman you'll ever see...

[@mikez565]

this guy needs to return the taxpayer's money and he needs to go to jail post haste.

[@Frank87]

"You don't even know yourself"...very true.

[@taysachs6951]

LOLZ. He would be in a poor house if not for the bailout money. People are understandably obviously upset about this swarmy little jew bragging about something he did not earn. A genuine Shylock.

[@NathanS1994]

What a man! The man is unbelievebly amazing!

[@ceblack100]

@Ubiqanon He's providing liquidity to his clients and the market as well as managing the firm's own risk. Please do your research beforehand.

[@NathanS1994]

@catalinaguerrero Have you gone mental? The guy is the highest paid executive on Wall Street, CEO of the biggest Financial Institute and making Goldman Sachs masses of money, and inevitably himself with the bonuses in which he deserves. A great If you ask me.

[@ryno99]

Leadership? He bankrupted a company. Failure should not be rewarded. Where is everyone else's bailout. God Bless America......pffft

[@TheBlackstonee]

the interviewer is sooooooooo scared

[@porulee730]

I laughed so hard when he said Goldman has a flat culture at 1:36

[@Xdrakemanx]

patriot

[@cny730]

He is obviously a very intelligent manager of people, but we are all humans, and none of us can do anything worth making 2million per week for (did he cure cancer?). Especially when that 2million/per week comes at the expense of the rest of society... way too big a slice of the pie. No one deserves that, Christ didn't make much $.

[@MarkyMark2177]

Don't get me wrong. The guy is smart, but not as smart as he would have you think because all he's doing is double talking. The words are meant to manipulate by confusing you. The vast majority of people will not be able to follow along and it's pretty obvious.

[@edgarenas]

who here actually worked at goldman sacks? the financial firm has done an amazing turn around stock and profit wise. Is Blankfein really the one to attribute to the turn around or someone else?

[@josedro]

His Salary is 68 million dollars per year. SO sweet he says is about team work. Do you think I buy this crap? I am also have worked in a team as well many of my friend nobody has your salary. I know you would never tell us what is behind the scene. I know who back you up Floyd

[@TheKatsikokleftis]

Oligarchy This man has more power than Obama.He and his colleagues Greenspan Summers and Rubin dictated the deregulation of financial markets.

[@TheRedRoomENT]

@esohe81 "people are so jealous of successful people. just look at all the comments from the wretches." There is a BIG difference between success because of successfully creating and success because of successfully taking. Lloyd Blankfein is the latter, and his response to Goldman's "shotgun wedding" mergers, massive securities frauds, and massive political contributions to help promote his cause is usually "well, yeah, i do that... that's my job!"

[@bearstearn3]

Lloyd Blankfein should be award a nobel peace prize. He is a patriot to America!

[@sieracki001]

Such platitudes. Everything he says is devious, not the way it works. Teamwork? No way. If you take his "advice" you will fail in business. How did he get where he was? Prop up the system by lying, cheating, backstabbing, undermining, and sabotage.

[@balrajs]

The Lloyd Blankfien

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

@Praemiosus So if the thief puts the money back in the till, it's still not a crime? And I challenge your 23% number. And even then, if they paid it back so rapidly, then why did they need it in the first place? Look up moral hazard. We are doomed without breaking this douches up. Glass-Steagall now.

[@Amahrixlol]

are you envious?

[@THISISMYCATFACE]

Hi Lloyd, I think you might be stuck in Your context. Why don't you trade places with some of the people you screwed?

[@tiffyandrambo]

omg is that the goldman guy? lol, he sounds funny

[@hotello2009]

@lorenzo8500 ... è una persona che si fa amare....

[@PFB1994]

Lloyd, what do you think of people who work 50 hours a week and make less than $50,000 a year?

[@MrJwh591]

Goldman didn't need the money. All of the banks were forced to take TARP funds even those that didn't need it. If only certain banks took the funds they would have been viewed as insolvent and went down just like Bear Stearns. Paulson didn't give them a choice.

[@Villa1992]

The Mafia

[@RobbieGrunwald]

the comments on here are all pretty dumb. This guy is one of if not the smartest businessman in America. Stop being jealous his wealth, go out and create your own. All some people do is sit and complain about the rich, its annoying.

[@deputydog1132]

this dood happily screwed, well, everybody while shamelessly kept his fortune intact when it all crumbled and adam bryant sits there and licks his balls. hats off to you sir.

[@durashka123]

@lisaormsby Rubbish: honest people could do fair deals and keep industry and trade going far better if we didn't have to worry about guys like this ripping everyone off all the time.

[@spanaker]

whats good for goldman sachs is good for america

[@robertwnorrisii9143]

One day I hope to get cubical with a window adjacent view.

[@Raaskill]

^sane^

[@niceguy9518]

This guy is the definition of a badass.

[@josedro]

No a victim buddy

[@Ducky888888]

The devil.

[@babog2007]

Lloyd steered GMS through a very difficult period. GSM was always pretty cautious relative to the other Wall St investment banks and always expected a reserved style from their top brass. These guys earned alot of money...but they also created alot of money and wealth in America. They oversaw some key transitional periods of the economy to a more sophisticated period. IMHO Llyod Blanfein was one of the more honest, stand-up Wall St CEO's.

[@BOOLsheet]

haters gonna hate

[@kwjan1615]

Full of wise advice. Great business man, Great company.

[@Amahrixlol]

damn.. shit is crazyy

[@elieakaMrextreme]

he is a good guy

[@THISISMYCATFACE]

Yes, his fault if it didn't work, My success if it did. Maybe that's the problem with America.

[@gurdeep1431]

I think you're right. 10 Years later.

[@insanecow31989]

Around 5:00 he mentions the role symbolism and image have in inspiring others. His appearance and especially his voice, unfortunately for him, don't project a great image. I think that's at least part of the reason he gets so much bad press, especially as compared to other big bank CEOs like Dimon.

[@CrackerXZ]

I don't understand him. Being rich is nice, but when you're already so rich that your quality of life doesn't rise at all with extra income, why keep hoarding more at the expense of the whole economy?...

[@lorenzo8500]

Hey Lloyd I'm sure the American people would love yto know your home address.

[@Trox118]

@Hexenschuss007 did you see that on Inside Job?

[@drumster731]

@Cilician4life ya and

[@helpdonate1]

@dalecampbl5 ...someone please take Lloyd Blankfein out" Not much will change. His position will be replaced by some guy named Ari Stankowitz, or David Shlitzberg or Harvey Leinstien.

[@sysweed]

Blankfein is a brilliant CEO. /Goldman Sachs shareholder

[@bearstearn3]

and what is my crime

[@esohe81]

people are so jealous of successful people. just look at all the comments from the wretches.

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

+1 to your whole comment.

[@Patrickmwai87]

smart guy i like this guy

[@josedro]

Life is always a contract the you made with people: yes Floyd I know that. You a see customer even within members of your family. When your child was born he didn't get a birth Certificate he got a Contract to live with expiration date GREED GREED & more GREED

[@EternalIntelligence]

@dalecampbl5 why u say that?

[@bellinghammond]

if you work at Goldman you have to upvote this video....

[@welhungjohnson]

communication skills