Watch David Solomon, Chairman and CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., deliver his graduation speech at the 2026 Wharton MBA Graduation ceremony. The event took place on May 16, 2026 at the Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. ABOUT THE SPEAKER David is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Previously, he served as the firm’s President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2017 to September 2018. Prior to that, he was Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division from July 2006 to December 2016, and earlier in his career, he was Global Head of the Financing Group. He joined Goldman Sachs as a partner in 1999. David is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hamilton College. He also serves on the boards of The Robin Hood Foundation, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the Paley Center for Media and the US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation. David earned a BA in Political Science from Hamilton College. #WhartonGrad #Wharton #mba #businessschool #GoldmanSachs ----- Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With a standing faculty of 241 renowned professors, Wharton has 5,000+ students across four degree programs: undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral. Each year 13,000+ professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs – with 200,000+ others earning certificates from Wharton Online since 2015. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. Learn more about Wharton: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ Subscribe to the Wharton YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thewhartonschool/?sub_confirmation=1