Nigel Lewis

About

Goldman Sachs VP in the Office of the COO for Merchant Banking (private equity) who led cross-functional integration work through two major divisional reorganizations, building executive reporting and governance to keep senior leadership aligned. Also drove operational buildout for a property manager enabling sensitive rent-controlled housing investments and helping scale a real estate platform to $1B+, and partnered with Technology to implement supervisor dashboards for approvals and project tracking.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Led multi-month cross-functional integrations during two Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division reorganizations (2019, 2021)
• Built and maintained detailed workstream trackers and converted them into executive-ready weekly summaries
• Drove executive alignment by pre-briefing manager/leadership and escalating issues with remediation proposals
• Implemented supervisor dashboards for approvals, direct-report outstanding items, and key project status in partnership with Technology; piloted before global rollout
• Balanced strategic planning and daily execution by creating and running a 4-month org development plan for a property manager supporting rent-controlled housing investments
• Enabled scaling of a real estate investment platform to over $1B by ensuring operational readiness and meeting Goldman requirements
• Regularly presented updates to Executive Office and Investment Committee to maintain accountability and decision velocity
• Strong discretion and information-control practices (need-to-know sharing; managed access to folders/databases)