Goldman Sachs Recruits New Leader of DC Large Market Institutional Sales

Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management announced Monday that Heidi Walsh has joined the company as a managing director in retirement solutions to lead defined contribution large market institutional sales.

In this role, Walsh will focus on building and maintaining client relationships across the largest institutional DC plan sponsors in the industry, according to Goldman’s announcement.

Walsh will lead client engagement with institutional DC plan sponsors delivering Goldman Sachs investment solutions, advisory services and an array of financial wellness and digital solutions to the marketplace.

Heidi Walsh

She will also partner closely with teams across the client solutions group, including the institutional client business, liquidity solutions and consultant relations, as well as Goldman’s personal advice and guidance solutions, DC product and investing teams.

The Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management group supports institutional plan sponsors, retirement intermediaries and insurance businesses assist participants in reaching their retirement goals through “specialized institutional investment solutions and comprehensive financial and wellness services,” according to a press release.

Before joining Goldman Sachs, Walsh was a senior sales director within the Global Investment Services Group at T. Rowe Price. She also held roles as director of consultant and advisor relations and strategic marketing. Walsh previously served as executive director with J.P. Morgan Asset Management, leading platform distribution, sales, consultant and adviser relations teams.

Overall, she brings more than 25 years of industry experience to the new role.

Walsh earned her MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, and her bachelor’s degree from Hood College with a focus on economics and marketing.