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Lloyd Blankfein was born on September 20, 1954 in The Bronx, New York, United States and is credited as a lawyer, banker and jurist. Lloyd Blankfein is 71 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes Thomas Jefferson High School and Harvard College. Recorded honors include Financial Times Person of the Year (2009).
My Take
Lloyd Blankfein is someone I hold in genuinely mixed regard. A kid from the Bronx who climbed through Harvard to run Goldman Sachs is a striking American ascent, and being named the Financial Times Person of the Year in 2009 placed him at the white-hot center of the crisis, admired and reviled at once. I won't romanticize Wall Street power. But I can't dismiss the sheer drive it took to go from a poor neighborhood to the apex of global finance. He refused to let his origins define his ceiling, and that single trait earns my honest, if complicated, respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lloyd Blankfein
- Name (Japanese)
- ロイド・ブランクファイン
- Reading
- ろいど・ぶらんくふぁいん
- Born
- September 20, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Occupation
- lawyer / banker / jurist
2. Background
- High school
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- University
- Harvard College
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Financial Times Person of the Year
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lloyd Blankfein born?
Born September 20, 1954 (age 71).
Where is Lloyd Blankfein from?
Lloyd Blankfein is from The Bronx, New York, United States.
What does Lloyd Blankfein do?
Lloyd Blankfein works as lawyer, banker, jurist.
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