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Nicole Pullen Ross

Hampton University

About

Nicole is region head of the Northeast Private Wealth Management (PWM) business and leads the PWM Sports and Entertainment Solutions (SES) offering, which her team launched in 2018. She is also global sponsor of the Black Network.

Prior to her current role, Nicole was head of New York PWM, and before that, was head of the Mid-Atlantic PWM business. She joined Goldman Sachs in 1999 as a private wealth advisor in PWM in New York and continues working with clients as part of her current responsibilities. Nicole was named managing director in 2011 and partner in 2020.

Prior to joining the firm, Nicole worked at JPMorgan in New York.

Nicole serves on the Board of Trustees for the Charter School Growth Fund and Hampton University, where she also serves as the head of the Investment Committee.

Nicole earned a BS in Accounting from Hampton University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Accomplishments

  • Region head of Northeast Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs. She also leads the PWM Sports and Entertainment Solutions offering, which her team launched in 2018, and is global sponsor of the Black Network.
  • Named managing director in 2011 and partner in 2020. She joined Goldman Sachs in 1999 as a private wealth advisor in New York and previously led New York PWM and the Mid-Atlantic PWM business. She continues working with clients.
  • Began her career at JPMorgan in New York. She worked there before joining Goldman Sachs.
  • Trustee of Hampton University and the Charter School Growth Fund. At Hampton she serves as head of the Investment Committee.
  • Hampton accounting graduate and Columbia M.B.A. She earned a BS in Accounting from Hampton University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Year of award

2026

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Business.