Edward Forst

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Edward Codd Forst (born December 1960) is an American businessman who has served as the administrator of general services since December 2025. Forst has additionally served as the acting archivist of the United States since April 2026. Forst graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1982, later attending the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He began working for Bankers Trust in 1982 as a managing director. In 1994, Forst joined Goldman Sachs, becoming a managing director in 1996 and a partner in 1998. In 2004, he was appointed as the company's chief administrative officer, and in 2007, he became the co-head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Forst temporarily left Goldman Sachs in 2008 to serve as Harvard's executive vice president. Forst returned to Goldman Sachs in September 2009 as the firm's senior strategy officer. In February 2010, he was appointed head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Amid complications involving his leadership...

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