Goldman Sachs Names Sara Naison-Tarajano as Head of $26B Ayco

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Sara Naison-Tarajano, a 27-year seasoned of Goldman Sachs, is the caller caput of Ayco, the $26 cardinal AUM part which provides corporate-sponsored workplace fiscal planning. She replaces David Fox, who volition discontinue aft 27 years with Goldman. Fox took connected the relation astir a twelvemonth ago, pursuing Larry Restieri's departure. Restieri present serves arsenic CEO of Hightower. 

Fox is inactive presently registered with Goldman, according to BrokerCheck.com. 

Naison-Tarajano astir precocious served arsenic planetary caput of backstage wealthiness absorption superior markets and planetary caput of Goldman Sachs Apex, which services household offices. She’ll proceed successful the relation arsenic planetary caput of the Goldman spouse office. 

She joined Goldman arsenic an expert successful the concern banking part successful 1999, and worked her mode up done the organization. She became a managing manager successful 2012 and spouse successful 2020. 

Ayco was founded successful 1971, and the concern was acquired by Goldman successful 2003, erstwhile it had astir $6 cardinal nether management. 

When Goldman Sachs acquired United Capital, the RIA level built by Joe Duran, successful 2019, it sought to integrate United Capital with Ayco to payment from lawsuit referrals. Goldman brought the 2 unneurotic nether 1 firm umbrella called the Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management Group, co-headed by Duran and Restieri. 

In 2023, Goldman sold the erstwhile United Capital concern to Creative Planning, with Ayco remaining with the firm. At the time, Goldman CEO David Solomon said the steadfast would absorption its efforts connected serving ultra-high-net-worth investors, covered by the firm’s Private Wealth Management and Ayco businesses. 

Ayco precocious launched a referral programme with Creative Planning, Mercer Advisors and Wealth Enhancement, according to the RIAs, which are among the largest successful the United States.