Gene Sykes is currently the chief executive ofthe LA24 Exploratory Committee to bring the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to Los Angeles. He served as a Managing Director at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 1992 until November 15, 2015 and its Global Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Chairman of Global Technology, Media & Telecommunications Investment Banking until November 15, 2015. Mr. Sykes has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and strategic transitions, as well as private equity investments in technology, media, telecommunications, health care, aerospace and a number of other industries. He served as a Co-Head of the High Technology Group at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. since 1997 and was Co-Head of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.’s, worldwide technology investing activities.