Ex-Goldman CEO Blankfein Discusses Retirement, Risk Management, Rare Tweeting

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein turned up in two very different storylines Wednesday: a new Bloomberg Odd Lots podcast appearance and a sarcastic tweet timed to a congressional grilling of current bank chiefs. The Odd Lots episode, hosted by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, is described in promotional copy as covering "life in retirement, risk management, and why he rarely tweets."

Bloomberg's summary of the interview calls the session "Hosted by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, the interview offers insights from the banking veteran." The supplied material also reproduces the fragment "Episode highlights his disciplined approach to pub," a partial line that remains incomplete in the available copy of the episode description.

At the same time CNBC reported that Blankfein "is enjoying retirement" and that, "As his former fellow bank CEOs endured hours of grilling in a congressional hearing Wednesday, the ex-chief of Goldman Sachs tweeted sarcastically that he really missed his old job." The tweet was quoted verbatim: "Boy, I really miss my old job!" CNBC states that Blankfein "stepped down as Goldman CEO in October" and that he "tweeted a link to an article on the House Financial Services Committee hearings."

CNBC's account places Blankfein's jab directly alongside the hearing context. The report names Rep. Maxine Waters as leading lawmakers who "accused the executives of forgetting lessons from the 2008 financial crisis, criticized them for huge pay packages and overdraft fees and wondered what they were doing to help underserved communities." CNBC also observed that "The bank CEOs have been subdued on through the morning, despite often having their responses cut short by lawmakers."

The CNBC excerpt includes site metadata identifying the page with "© 2026 Versant Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. A Versant Media Company," anchoring the coverage in 2026. The supplied material does not include a calendar date for Blankfein's tweet or the full publication date for the Bloomberg Odd Lots episode, and the podcast description itself is truncated in one spot, so timestamps and the full transcript remain to be confirmed for a complete record.

Blankfein's dual presence this way - a measured podcast conversation about risk and retirement on a program hosted by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, and a one-line, sarcastic tweet during a high-drama congressional hearing led by Rep. Maxine Waters - highlights how a retired Wall Street figure can shape the public framing of a live policy moment. The podcast material and the CNBC report each provide different windows: the Odd Lots description emphasizes disciplined public engagement, while the CNBC piece captures the immediate, pointed public reaction Blankfein chose to post as bank CEOs faced questions on pay, overdraft fees, and lessons from 2008.