| Celebrity Name: | David Solomon |
| Real Name: | David Solomon |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 62 years old |
| Date Of Birth: | 22 January 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Hartsdale, New York, United States |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Profession: | DJ, CEO, Producer |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $100 Million |
David Solomon Net Worth
David Solomon is an American investment banker, DJ, and record producer. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs. Before his role as CEO, he was joint head of the investment banking division, president, and chief operating officer of the company. He is a recreational EDM producer, his stage name is DJ D-Sol. He performed at several music festivals and nightclubs.
David Solomon net worth is $100 million.
Early Life
David Solomon was born on 22 January 1962, in Hartsdale, New York. He was born to Alan Solomon and Sandra. His father was an executive vice president of a small publishing company, and his mother was an audiology supervisor. He attended Edgemont Junior-Senior High School. While in school he worked at local Baskin Robbins. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. During college, he played on the rugby team.
Career
After completing his graduation he applied for Goldman Sachs for an analyst position but he was rejected, later, he joined Irving Trust. In 1986, he joined Drexel Burnham as a commercial paper salesman. After Drexel Burnham, he joined Bear Stearns as a high risk bond seller. In the late 1990s, he worked with several Goldman Sachs managers. In 2006, he was promoted to Goldman’s investment banking division. In January 2015, he was paid a base salary of $1.85 million. He is on the board of directors of the Robin Hood Foundation. After working so many years at Goldman, he became chairman of the company in 2019 and CEO in 2018.
In 2018, he was paid a base salary of $2 million and earned $23 million in total compensation. As of this writing, David owns 230,000 shares of Goldman Sachs. At a price of $346 per share, his stake in the company is around $78.2 million.
David is a recreational EDM using the stage name D-Sol. In 2018, his debut single didn’t Stop was released. In 2020, he released Someone Like You. In 2018, David and Atlantic Records founded Payback Records. Payback Records produced several tracks including Don’t Stop, Feel Alive, Rescue Me, Electric, Someone Like You, Down on it, Only a Fool, Learn to Love Me, Dreaming, On My Way, Heatwave, Cross Your Mind, I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
In 2020, he was the opening actor for the Chainsmokers at the Safe and Sound Charity Concert.
Since 2005, served on the Board of Trustees for Hamilton College.
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Personal Life
In 1989, David Solomon married Mary Elizabeth Solomon. They divorced in 2018.
In 2018, his personal assistant, Nicolas DeMeyer stole about 500 bottles from his rare wine collection valued at $1.2 million, out of which seven were from the French estate Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Later, his manager committed suicide.
Earnings
David Solomon net worth is $100 million. David’s base salary is $2-$3 million and he earned $23 million in total compensation, in 2018. As of writing, David owns 230,000 shares of Goldman Sachs. In 2004, he purchased a 13,000 sqft real estate for $4 million, in Aspen, Colorado, and listed it for $36 million in 2016.
