Investors are facing one of the most challenging backdrops in recent years

amid slowing economic growth, rising inflation, and geopolitical conflicts.

I'm Allison Nathan and this is exchanges at Goldman Sachs, great investors.

In this special series, Allison Mass, chairman of our investment

banking division, and Katie Koch, Chief Investment Officer of Public

Equities in our Asset Management Division, speak with the world's most respected investors

about their investing strategies, career trajectories, and their outlook for markets and economies.

Allison recently spoke with Joe Bay, co-cee of KKR, as part of the Great Investors series.

And fun fact, he started his private equity career

over 25 years ago at Goldman Sachs I asked Allison to share some highlights from

her conversation with Joe. Allison after speaking Joe, you said it was just like speaking with Henry

K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-R's co-founders and former co-CEOs.

What did you mean by that? Well, you know, I know Henry and George for

literally 40 years. When I started in the industry, KKKR was less than 10 years old and I was

like a 23-year-old and met them in the early 80s started working with them.

So I basically know Joe Bay since he started at KKR and you know I've watched Henry and George build this firm,

person by person year over year,

with a very strong culture, very strong focus

on diversity, on globalization, on mentorship. diversity on

mentorship. So I don't know, it was just, it was almost eerie in a strange way

having that discussion with him in a great way.

And I actually called George Roberts and said, said well I just spent an hour or two with

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