Michael Sherwood

According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Sherwood is worth £195 million, a £10 million decrease from 2018.

In July 2019, it was reported in The Times that Sherwood will be made non-executive director of fintech unicorn Revolut.

Sherwood is a close confidant of retail tycoon Sir Philip Green and informally advised him on the sale of British Home Stores for £1 to Dominic Chappell in 2015.

Sherwood received a bonus of $15.8 million in shares in 2013, which was more than CEO Lloyd Blankfein's bonus. He earned US$21 million in 2014. By April 2015, he had an estimated wealth of GBP£185 million.

Sherwood acquired Smythson for GBP£16 million in 2005 and sold it for GBP£18 million in 2009. He invested GBP£400,000 in Tottenham Hotspur F.C., a football club in Tottenham, London, in 2009. He formerly served on the board of directors of Watford F.C., a football club in Watford near London. Sherwood serves as a non-executive director of Rothesay Life, a life insurance company.

Sherwood started his career at Goldman Sachs in 1986. He served as the co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International from 2005 to November 2016. Additionally, he served as the vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs from 2008 to November 2016. He was succeeded in these two roles by Richard Gnodde.

Michael Sherwood, also known as Woody, (born 1965) is a British banker. He served as the vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs and the co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International until November 2016.

Michael Sherwood was born in July 1965 in London. His father was "the owner of a chemical company" and his mother was an academic. He grew up in Highgate, North London.