Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Says He Has Lymphoma

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2014 file photo, Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaks during a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. releases quar... FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2014 file photo, Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaks during a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. releases quarterly results before the market opens Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) MORE LESS

NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO and chairman of Goldman Sachs says that he has a form of lymphoma that is “highly curable.”

Lloyd Blankfein said in a post on the firm’s website Tuesday that he underwent a series of tests after not feeling well for several weeks. The executive said that he’ll receive chemotherapy in New York over the next several months as part of his treatment plan.

He wrote that “My doctors’ and my own expectation is that I will be cured.”

Blankfein, who’s also known for his philanthropy, said he’ll reduce travel during treatment but will be able to “work substantially as normal.”

Blankfein said he’s discussed his planned work approach with the Goldman Sachs board and that they are supportive.

Shares of the New York-based company fell slightly in premarket trading.

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  1. Avatar for enon enon says:

    Blankfein, who’s also known for his philanthropy

    let me suggest he’s better known as the ceo of one of the most reviled and predatory financial institutions on the planet…

    eh, early stages and highly treatable. how fortunate for him.

  2. Especially when money’s no object. No Emergency rooms for him.

  3. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy!!

  4. Avatar for livi_o livi_o says:

    Unfortunately, society has an advanced case of Goldman Sachs, which is not so highly curable.

  5. Avatar for condew condew says:

    Fortunately for him, if he needs Daraprim, he can still afford it.

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