Edward Forst has been nominated by President Donald Trump as the next administrator of the General Services Administration, succeeding Robin Carnahan, who resigned in January after serving for nearly four years. The White House announced the nomination on Sunday.
Who Is Edward Forst?
Forst is a seasoned executive and investor with vast experience in the global financial services and real estate industries. He most recently served as chairman of London-based private equity firm Lion Capital for three years. He was also the CEO of Cushman & Wakefield from 2013 to 2015.
He spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs serving various senior executive roles, including general partner, management committee member and co-CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He was also the executive vice president, chief administrative officer and chairman of the global capital commitments committee. He was a member of the board of GS Bank and chairman of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Forst served as EVP and principal operating officer at Harvard University during the financial crisis. He was also an adviser to the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Before that, he worked at Bankers Trust from 1982 to 1994, most recently as managing director.
He currently serves on the boards of the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, the Investment Committee of Roundabout Theater and the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation. He has also served on the boards of Carnegie Hall, Yale School of Management and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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