{"id":34597,"date":"2025-10-08T21:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/a-top-goldman-executive-is-leaving-following-reports-that-he-wrote-unauthorized-posts-critical-of-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T21:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:42:17","slug":"a-top-goldman-executive-is-leaving-following-reports-that-he-wrote-unauthorized-posts-critical-of-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/a-top-goldman-executive-is-leaving-following-reports-that-he-wrote-unauthorized-posts-critical-of-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"A top Goldman executive is leaving following reports that he wrote unauthorized posts critical of Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/68e6d0d9cc993f9955cfd4da?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Goldman Sachs\"\/><figcaption>Goldman Sachs&#039; logo<\/p>\n<p>Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A top Goldman Sachs exec wrote a series of critical articles about Trump and Spain&#039;s prime minister.<\/li>\n<li>Bloomberg said Goldman found out about the posts after it brought them to the bank&#039;s attention.<\/li>\n<li>The banker, who heads Spain and Portugal, is stepping down, an internal memo said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A top Goldman Sachs executive who reportedly authored op-eds critical of Donald Trump and Spain&#039;s prime minister without the bank&#039;s knowledge is set to depart, according to an internal company memo viewed by Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>Alvaro del Castano, who joined Goldman in 1993 and was named Goldman&#039;s cohead for Spain and Portugal this year, will exit the bank &quot;in the coming months,&quot; the memo said. <\/p>\n<p>According to Bloomberg, del Castano wrote articles for the Spanish-language news website The Objective containing strong rebukes against Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez. In one post, he criticized the president&#039;s &quot;poor manners, his self-centeredness, his apparent lack of scruples, and his morally questionable nature,&quot; Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n<p>When the publication went to Goldman for comment, the bank said it had not been aware of the articles, which The Objective then deleted.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Alvaro has had an excellent 30-plus-year career at the firm and has decided to retire from Goldman Sachs,&quot; a spokesperson for the bank said in a statement to Business Insider. &quot;We look forward to continuing to work with him on matters that benefit our clients.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Del Castano also led the firm&#039;s private wealth management activities on the Iberian Peninsula. He was elevated to the rank of managing director in 2002; he joined the firm about a decade prior as an associate. He did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The memo announcing his departure thanked del Castano &quot;for his many contributions to the firm.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;During his time at Goldman Sachs, Alvaro has helped drive strategic initiatives and deepen client relationships throughout the business. In addition to his commercial contributions, Alvaro has served as a valued leader and mentor to several across the firm,&quot; said the memo authored by senior executives Chris French and Rob Mullane.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldman Sachs&#039; logo Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images A top Goldman Sachs exec wrote a series of critical articles about Trump and Spain&#039;s prime minister. Bloomberg said Goldman found out about the posts after it brought them to the bank&#039;s attention. The banker, who heads Spain and Portugal, is stepping down, an internal memo said. 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