
Lloyd Blankfein
American business executive
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Lloyd Blankfein is an American business executive from New York, born in 1954, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.2B Wikidata. He is best known for his career in finance and for leading Goldman Sachs, which is the main source of his wealth Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
Blankfein’s business background is in finance, and the data identifies him as an American business executive Wikidata. Recent coverage in the provided articles refers to his memoir and his long Wall Street career, including his time at Goldman Sachs NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
The Lloyd & Laura Blankfein Foundation reported $68,926 in assets, $56,463 in revenue, and $34,600 in grants paid in tax year 2024 ProPublica 990. The foundation’s expenses for the year matched its grants paid at $34,600 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $356,400 from 1995-12-30 to 2024-02-01 FEC. Donations went mostly to Democrats: $159,700 to DEM, $56,300 to REP, and $140,400 to PAC/Other FEC. Top recipients included the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee at $73,500 and Goldman Sachs-related PACs at $57,000 combined FEC.
In the News
Recent articles about Blankfein focus on his memoir and public comments about Wall Street and current events NewsAPI. One article discusses his book review, while another quotes him on a White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting incident NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata

