Watanan Petersik is currently Chief of Staff for Goldman Sachs Asia ex-Japan and is actively involved in a number of the firm's cross-divisional initiatives in the region, including Goldman Sachs' recently announced China joint venture. Prior to joining the Executive Office, Watanan spent five years in the Investment Banking Division in Asia, working with clients across the region in both a coverage and corporate finance role. Watanan joined the firm in 1996 in ECM, and became a Managing Director in 2000. Watanan joined Goldman Sachs from SBC Warburg, where she was Head of ECM for the Asian region, based in Hong Kong.
Before she moved to Hong Kong in 1995, Watanan lived in Thailand and was a ranked analyst as Head of Research for SBC Warburg and James Capel, as well as Head of Broking for Jardine Fleming.
Watanan received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr College in 1981 and also studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She lives with her husband and son in Hong Kong.
