John H. Knooring is a new managing director at The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. effective January 2013. He is among 266 in this year’s class of employees worldwide who were promoted to this level.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.

Knorring earned a BSE from Princeton in 2003 in operations research and financial engineering. He also received certificates of proficiency in engineering and management systems, and in finance, and was a trophy winner as a member of the University’s wrestling team.