When I looked at the black population particularly within the global markets group I thought I don't think we lack you know the

Intellact I don't think we lack hunger I don't think we lack ambition. I think sometimes where we may falter a little bit is culture,

empowerment, access to resources, and so what could I do in my seat to be

innovative or be creative or not just do what's asked of me, but be able to give back.

This is Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, where we discuss developments currently shaping markets, industries in the global economy.

I'm Jake Seaward, Globalhead of Corporate Communications here at the firm.

Today we're joined by Sean Led Sean Register, a vice president in our

Global Markets Division, newly named Global Markets Division. Sean has the same

name. Sean's going to share some of the peaks and troughs of his journey at Goldman Sachs on the trading floor and the story behind breakfast bites, which is a monthly fireside chat that he started to connect black colleagues with some of the firm senior leader.

Sean welcome to the program.

Thank you very much for having me.

You join Goldman right out of college Sean and join the trading floor and you're still

there eight years later.

Tell us a little bit about how you got there

and what you've been up to these past eight years at the firm.

Yeah, an interesting long journey,

but so I went to Amherst College undergrad where I double majored in

English and Black Studies I played football I ran track and never in a

million years that I think you know I'd be in finance let alone at Goldman Sachs

but it was actually the January of my junior year

where a bunch of my friends were applying to finance jobs and I said okay if they were doing

it I guess I should do it too. That's how I'll start.

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