Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein Praises Education; Successor Waldron Takes Over
Former CEO Lloyd Blankfein advocates for higher education while John Waldron prepares to assume leadership at the financial giant.
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The odds
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| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 76% |
| 13 Oct, 14:05 UTC | 76% |
| 5 Oct, 14:31 UTC | 81% |
| 1 Oct, 20:42 UTC | 79% |
| 1 Oct, 02:50 UTC | 76% |
| 30 Sept, 19:17 UTC | 80% |
| 29 Sept, 15:59 UTC | 29% |
| 29 Sept, 13:27 UTC | 78% |
| 29 Sept, 11:35 UTC | 79% |
| 29 Sept, 06:12 UTC | 80% |
| 28 Sept, 05:14 UTC | 59% |
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 8 Oct 2026. Inc. published first, on 8 October at 16:30 UTC; Fortune followed 44h 59m later. The most recent article, from South China Morning Post, appeared on 12 October at 06:07 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Inc., Fortune, South China Morning Post.
One prediction market prices this story:
- John Waldron — the market puts it at 76%, with $199 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2035. The outcome is Yes if John Waldron becomes CEO of Goldman Sachs before December 31, 2035. The outcome is No if he does not take that role by that date. Readers often mistake the linked news story about a lack of timeline as proof that he will never become CEO.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on John Waldron at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- Inc.Goldman Sachs’ Likely Next CEO Doesn’t Look Like Wall Street. That Could Be His Edge81%
- FortuneEx Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard University at 16 from public housing—and says higher education is the best way to break into the middle class81%
- South China Morning PostGoldman Sachs president urges market reforms to boost Shanghai’s financial hub role81%
- Current odds76%
Sources
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- Goldman Sachs president urges market reforms to boost Shanghai’s financial hub role South China Morning Post
- Ex Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard University at 16 from public housing—and says higher education is the best way to break into the middle class Fortune
- Goldman Sachs’ Likely Next CEO Doesn’t Look Like Wall Street. That Could Be His Edge Inc.
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- Goldman Sachs
- Lloyd Blankfein
- Harvard University
- John Waldron
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- Peter Thiel