NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' (GS.N) global head of commodities research Jeff Currie, a prominent analyst who accurately predicted a surge in commodity prices in the 2000s, is retiring, according to a memo seen by Reuters.
Julian Salisbury, chief investment officer of its asset and wealth management arm, is departing to join investment firm Sixth Street, according to an announcement last month.
His forecast was borne out in what would become known as the commodities supercycle, during which crude oil surged to record highs in 2008.
More recently, Currie revived his prediction for another supercycle fuelled by pandemic stimulus measures and rebounding economic activity.
Currie joined Goldman in 1996 and was promoted to managing director in 2002, then partner in 2008.
Persons:
Goldman Sachs, Jeff Currie, Currie, Julian Salisbury, Jan Hatzius, Goldman, Dina Powell McCormick, Lisa Opoku, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Sam Holmes
Organizations:
Reuters, Sixth, Reuters Commodities Summit, University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute, Goldman, Thomson