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Richard Waitumbi
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management; Head of Education, GS Horizon Inclusive Growth Fund
Richard Waitumbi is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and serves as the Head of Education for the Goldman Sachs Horizon Inclusive Growth Fund.5 He joined Goldman Sachs in this role in January 2023.5
Waitumbi has recently been involved in a significant investment deal between Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Interplay Learning, a provider of immersive skilled trades training. As part of this investment, Waitumbi has been added to Interplay Learning's Board of Directors.123
Some notable achievements in Waitumbi's career include:
- Winning the Harvard Business School Investment Strategies Competition in 2019, receiving a $10,000 first prize award.4
- Being selected as a Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Summer Fellow in 2020.4
Waitumbi's role at Goldman Sachs appears to focus on education-related investments, particularly those aimed at addressing skills gaps and workforce development. His involvement with Interplay Learning, which tackles the skilled labor shortage through innovative training solutions, aligns with this focus.13
His LinkedIn profile can be found under the username rwaitumbi.45
