Himes at Goldman for 12 years
Jim Himes worked at Goldman Sachs for roughly 12 years before leaving for public service, including doing technology banking.
Snapshot · The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
What Comes After the Iran War? — with Rep. Jim Himes
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Jul 2, 2026
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Jim Himes: From Single-Mom Kid in New Jersey to Goldman to Congress
At 50:32 · chapter starts 49:10
Coming back from the break, Galloway and Himes discover unexpected biographical overlap. Himes grew up with a single mother in a small New Jersey town after his parents split when he was ten, working at the hardware store, pizza place, and drugstore while his well-educated parents remained anchors of stability. College led to graduate school, which led to Goldman Sachs — not because Himes loved finance but because he was fluent in Spanish from a childhood in South America and the bank needed that. He spent 12 years there before the dot-com bust created mental space to do what he always knew he'd be good at: public policy. In 2007, pissed off at George W. Bush, he decided to run for Connecticut's 4th Congressional District — fully expecting to lose, having watched the previous candidate lose the seat twice. Then Barack Obama happened, and Himes grabbed those coattails in 2008 and held on. His advice to young people mirrors the lesson he learned the hard way: go private sector, but build an exit strategy before the lifestyle traps you.
From Goldman Sachs to Congress: Himes' Career Arc
Himes spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs doing technology banking before the dot-com bust freed him up mentally to run for Congress in 2007. He planned to lose — then Barack Obama's 2008 coattails swept him in. His advice to young people: go private sector, but have an exit strategy before the lifestyle traps you.
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