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David M. Solomon

Overview

David M. Solomon (born 1962) is a Hamilton College alumnus, Class of 1984, who became Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s leading investment banks, a position he has held since 2018. He also gained public attention as an amateur DJ who performs under the name “D-Sol.” Solomon has maintained a sustained philanthropic and governance relationship with Hamilton College, serving as Alumni Trustee and later Charter Trustee, and establishing the Solomon Family Scholarship.

Relevance to Research

Solomon’s corpus presence spans two very different periods. As a student, he appears in the September 1980 Spectator — his freshman year — as a candidate for Student Assembly, where he wrote a brief candidate statement emphasizing his belief in student government. As an alumnus, he appears across the course catalogs from 2005-06 through 2024-25, first as Alumni Trustee, then as Charter Trustee, and as the named benefactor of the Solomon Family Scholarship. The 2013-14 catalog is the first to name him explicitly as Charter Trustee and donor.

Notes

Role: Student (1980–1984); Alumni Trustee (1996–2002); Charter Trustee; Goldman Sachs CEO (2018–present)
Hamilton connection: Class of 1984; A.B.; New York, NY
Key events: - September 1980: Ran for Hamilton Student Assembly as a freshman; his candidate statement, printed in the Spectator (Sept. 19, 1980), noted prior high school student government experience as motivation and expressed commitment to making student government “work” - 1996–2002: Served as Alumni Trustee of Hamilton College; listed as “David M. Solomon, A.B., New York, NY” in course catalogs during this period - 2000–2004: Also noted in one catalog variant as Alumni Trustee 2000-2004 - 2005-06 onward: Continues to appear in catalogs; transitions to Charter Trustee designation by 2013-14 - 2013-14: Named explicitly as Charter Trustee and donor; the Solomon Family Scholarship is established by “Charter Trustee David Solomon, Hamilton Class of 1984, and his wife, Mary Solomon, parents of Carrie Solomon, Class of 2016” - 2013-14 through 2024-25: Solomon Family Scholarship described in every subsequent catalog; awarded with preference to students who excel academically, participate in extracurricular life, and demonstrate financial need - 2018: Becomes Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs (not directly documented in corpus, but contextualizes his ongoing trustee prominence)