Goldman Sachs Promotes Its Next Generation: 3 Women, 14 Men

With a flurry of promotions, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. turned the spotlight on 17 executives this month, placing some atop key businesses and adding them all to the firm’s prestigious management committee.

The intended message: This is the next generation of leaders.

Yet, only three are women — and only one in a revenue-generating role.

This wasn’t the sort of outcome envisioned for the mid-2020s when David Solomon became chief executive officer more than six years ago. He underlined his commitment to addressing Wall Street’s gender gap by spending his first day on the job at a summit for women ...