Milton Berlinski

Milton Berlinski co-founded Reverence Capital in June 2013 after concluding a 26-year career at Goldman Sachs, which he joined in 1986 and where he served as a founding member of the Financial Institutions Group in Investment Banking, focusing on banks, consumer and commercial finance companies, asset management, insurance and capital markets. He also served as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development in the period after Goldman Sachs’ IPO, assisting the Executive Office and division leaders to create and execute a strategy to build out Goldman Sachs’ global footprint. For the final 10 years of his Goldman Sachs tenure, Mr. Berlinski had global responsibility for coverage of the firm’s financial sponsor and hedge fund clients, overseeing a dramatic increase in revenue from the business and working alongside Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking team on co-investment opportunities in transactions involving the firm’s clients.

Mr. Berlinski has led or executed over 250 transactions in financial services across all subsectors, including numerous strategic acquisitions by Goldman Sachs itself. Mr. Berlinski was also a member of the Operating Committee and the Compensation Committee during his time at the firm. He received a BA in engineering from California State University, Northridge, in 1978 and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. Mr. Berlinski serves on the board of directors for Victory Capital, Russell Investments, Venerable Holdings (HoldCo), Transact, Advisor Group, Vida Capital, DMG Bancshares, and Ministry Brands. He formerly served on the board of directors for Kabbage and Diamond Resorts. He also serves on the Board of the Ronald McDonald House, the Advisory Board of the Wharton School and The Mount Sinai Department of Surgery Advisory Board. He is a Board Member of the New America Alliance, supporting Latino leadership in entrepreneurship, corporate America, and public service. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), which has made a lifetime of achievement possible for nearly 20,000 talented young people from underserved and underrepresented communities around the United States.