Carnegie: A Certified B Corporation
Carnegie was founded in 1950 by Robert Goldman, a remarkable man by any measure. He graduated from high school at 16 – number 2 in his class – just in time for the outbreak of World War 2, so he joined the Navy at the age of 17 and served in North Africa, Europe and the Pacific. After the war he graduated from Columbia University and shortly after graduation he founded Carnegie. Ahead of his time in many ways, Mr. Goldman built Carnegie on the foundation of a strong set of core values based on innovation, respect for the environment (before it was a thing) and transparency (before it was a thing). He was an innovator who put people first, no matter if they were employees, clients or business partners. Those values still animate Carnegie today under the leadership of Robert Goldman’s son, Cliff Goldman, the current executive chairman. In …
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