Goldman appoints Asia government affairs chief

Goldman Sachs on Thursday named David Adelman as head of government affairs for Asia Pacific.

Adelman is responsible for overseeing Goldman Sachs’ public policy agenda in Asia Pacific as well as managing the firm’s relationship with key regulators and policymakers in the region. 

He joins the firm as a managing director and will be based in Singapore before relocating to Hong Kong next year.

Adelman served as the US ambassador to Singapore from 2010 until August 2013. During his term as ambassador, the two countries launched the US-Singapore Strategic Partnership Dialogue, established a program to address health, educational and environmental issues...