# Barroso joins Goldman Sachs, drawing ethics criticism

Date: 2016

On 8 July 2016 Goldman Sachs hired [José Manuel Barroso](/people/jose-manuel-barroso) as non-executive chairman of its international arm; an EU ethics committee later said he showed poor judgment but broke no rules.

## People

- José Manuel Barroso: https://factrail.ai/people/jose-manuel-barroso

## Sources

- https://www.gavi.org/news/media-room/jose-manuel-barroso-named-new-chair-gavi-board
- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/31/jose-manuel-barroso-cleared-ethics-breach-goldman-sachs-job-european-commission

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/barroso-joins-goldman-sachs-2016-07-08