The Fabulous Life Of One Of The Scariest, Most Important People At Goldman Sachs (GS)

John Francis Williams Rogers might be one of the most important people at Goldman Sachs.
Not only is he one of the bank's 11 top executives, but he spent a considerable amount of his earlier career working deep inside the Beltway for both the White House and the Treasury Department.
He comes from humble beginnings, but now he has unprecedented access to some of the biggest power players on Wall Street and D.C.
Some say he's terrifying because of that power. One former colleague says, "If wronged, his vengeance can kill careers."
Rogers was passionate about politics at a young age.
Rogers grew up in Seneca Falls, New York near Finger Lakes.
His father owned wholesale frozen foods business where Rogers worked as a salesman. His mother was a dental hygienist.
His passion though was politics.
Source: Bloomberg Business Week
He spent his college years inside the Beltway.
Rogers earned a scholarship to study at George Washington University.
As a student, he interned in the White House’s speechwriting and research office.
Source: Bloomberg Business Week
"He became a legend within the White House."
When David Gergen, the director of communications to President Gerald Ford, needed a chair for his office he was told to ask the intern, John Rogers.
The next day Rogers had Gergen's office fully furnished with a desk, couch, television and artwork. This move impressed Gergen so much that he asked Rogers to be his research assistant.
Gergen said Rogers "became a legend within the White House."
Source: Bloomberg Business Week
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