Former Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard at 16, growing up in Brooklyn public housing—he still says college is the best ticket to the middle class

Some business CEOs have put the college degree on blast, questioning if higher education is really setting students up for success in the workforce. But the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, is pushing back against that narrative. 

Blankfein has witnessed the power of a strong college education firsthand. The billionaire finance leader was born into public housing in Brooklyn, sharing a bedroom in his small New York City apartment with his grandmother or sister until he went off to college.