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Kathryn Ruemmler

Kathryn Ruemmler headshot

Industry Governor (Floor Member Representative)

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, 
Goldman Sachs

Governor Since 2021

Committees: Nominating & Governance Committee, Regulatory Policy Committee

Professional Experience

  • Partner at Goldman Sachs (2020 – present)
  • Litigation Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP (2007 – 2009, 2014 – 2020) 
    • Global Chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice
  • Counsel to President Barack H. Obama (2011 – 2014)
  • Department of Justice (2001 – 2007, 2009 – 2011)
    • Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General
    • Deputy Director of the Enron Task Force
    • Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
  • Associate Counsel to President William J. Clinton (2000 – 2001)
  • Law Clerk to Judge Timothy K. Lewis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1996 – 1997) 

Current Board Service and Affiliations

  • American College of Trial Lawyers

Education

  • University of Washington, BA
  • Georgetown University, JD