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 On Saturday night, a Reuters journalist watched Solomon perform
a set of house-style electronic music at a lounge in Lower
Manhattan hosted by graduates from Solomon's alma mater,
Hamilton College. The charity event, held in support of families
of people with drug addiction, intended to "shatter the stigma
of addiction and to aid in the fight against the opioid
epidemic," according to a description on its Facebook page.
A student reached out to Solomon, a member of Hamilton's board
of trustees, to participate in the event, according to one of
the attendees. Asked by Reuters if added responsibilities at
Goldman would conflict with his DJ time, Solomon declined to
comment.
Solomon, 56, is widely expected to become the next CEO (http://reut.rs/kPAtnJ)
of Goldman Sachs after his boss, Chief Executive Officer Lloyd
Blankfein, told the bank's board of directors earlier this year
that Solomon should be the top pick. That led Harvey Schwartz,
who shares the titles of co-president and co-chief operating
officer with Solomon, to announce last month (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-sachs-president/goldman-sachs-schwartz-retires-paves-way-for-solomon-as-next-ceo-idUSKCN1GO1MC)
that he would depart the Wall Street bank on April 20.
Decked in all black and wearing a baseball cap, Solomon opened
his set with a house-music version of "The Pink Panther Theme,"
a song associated with shows and movies represented by a pink
cartoon cat.
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People at the event were mostly in their late 20s and early 30s and
knew Ted Barrett, a Hamilton graduate who died in 2016.
Money raised from the $150-per-person tickets went to a charity
called Shatterproof, an organization that helps families of people
suffering from addiction run by Gary Mendell, a longtime hotel
industry executive. Activities centered around "Ted's favorite
things," included a scavenger hunt, according to event materials.
Nearly 200 people attended the event, which had an open bar.
A representative for Solomon said he was not paid for his
appearance.
Solomon, who majored in government at Hamilton, said in a Goldman
Sachs podcast last year that he "kind of stumbled into (DJing) as a
hobby, and now I just do it for fun."
(Reporting by Jennifer Ablan; Editing by Lauren Tara LaCapra and
Frances Kerry)
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