Hitchner, Kenneth W., III
biographical statement
(1) Member, Monmouth University Board of Trustees, (elected 2007). (2) Ken Hitchner serves as Global Head of Goldman Sachs’ Healthcare Banking Group. He joined the firm in 1991 as a member of the Corporate Finance Department. In 1995, Ken joined the healthcare group as a founding member. He became head of Goldman Sachs' Global Medical Device Banking Practice in 1998 and the Global Pharmaceutical Banking Practice in 2001. He was named Managing Director in 2000 and Partner in 2002. Prior to joining the firm, Ken was a Lieutenant Commander and naval aviator in the US Navy. He is a trustee and member of the Board of Meridian Health Systems, Monmouth University and The Rumson Country Day School. He earned a B.A. from the University of Colorado and an MBA as a Merit Fellow at Columbia University Business School.