Faryar Shirzad

In his role at the White House, he was President Bush’s representative to the G-8 ("G-8 Sherpa"). Previous positions held by Faryar include Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; International Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee; and Associate Attorney at the International Trade Group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

In 2013, Shirzad was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case.

Shirzad joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in August 2006 and is a Managing Director, and Global Head of Government Affairs. Shirzad recently received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Faryar Shirzad (in Persian: فریار شیرزاد ‎); born 1965 in London formerly served on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House from March 2003 through August 2006, first as a special assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, and then as deputy assistant to the President and deputy national security advisor for International Economic Affairs. In those roles, Shirzad was responsible for advising the President, the National Security Advisor and the Director of the National Economic Council on all international economic policy matters, including trade, investment, finance, development, energy and environment. He also served as the President’s personal representative to the G-8 (the “G8 Sherpa”), and led the preparations for the President’s participation in other international economic summits, such as the U.S.-E.U. Summit, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum and the Summit of the Americas.