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Goldman Sachs Foundation to Support ISB's Centre for Analytical Finance
Funding to be used for research and faculty

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The Centre for Analytical Finance at the ISB is dedicated to research in all areas of finance, including financial markets, instruments, institutions, and regulations. It has the mandate to bring together world leaders in all areas of finance, including academics, practice, and regulation, and consolidate its position as the leading finance research centre in the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition to ISB faculty, CAF researchers include distinguished scholars from the University of California, Berkeley; University of Chicago; Cornell University; Kellogg School of Management; New York University; University of California, Los Angeles; The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and other academic institutions of global standing.

About Goldman Sachs Foundation

The Goldman Sachs Foundation is a global philanthropic organization funded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The Foundation's mission is to promote excellence and innovation in education and to improve the academic performance and lifelong productivity of young people worldwide. It achieves this mission through a combination of strategic partnerships, grants, loans, private sector investments, and the deployment of professional talent from Goldman Sachs. Funded in 1999, the Foundation has awarded grants of $62 million since its inception, providing opportunities for young people in more than 20 countries. The Foundation supplements its financial support with social and intellectual capital from Goldman Sachs. By drawing upon the firm's leadership development expertise and commitment to education, the Foundation is able to maximize the impact of its investments.

About Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.

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Contributed by -
Ms. Bhuvana Ramalingam,
Director - Communications,
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.