The Growth Playbook: Goldman Sachs’ Darren Cohen on Building a Growth Investing Platform

In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Michael Brammeier interviews Darren Cohen, Co-Head and Chief Investment Officer of Growth Equity within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, about his career and investment philosophy. Cohen discusses his early career, including his time at Anderson Consulting and Goldman Sachs research, and the lessons he learned from the tech bubble burst in 2000. He also shares his experience working at a hedge fund and his transition back to Goldman Sachs to focus on strategic investments. Cohen elaborates on his approach to growth equity investing, the current growth environment, and opportunities in areas like AI, FinTech, enterprise software, and healthcare technology.