Goldman Sachs Group Inc. today named Kimberly Ritrievi and David Tenney as co-directors of investment research for the United States.

For 14 years, Dr. Ritrievi has been a research analyst covering specialty chemical companies. She joined Goldman in 1997. For the past three years, she has been ranked No.1 on the Institutional Investor All-America Research Team and has been on the All-America Research Team for each of the past ten years.

Tenney joined Goldman Sachs in Chicago in 1986 and for 15 years has been in research sales covering accounts in the Midwest. Most recently, he was head of research sales and co-managed the equity business in Chicago.

“Kim and David bring strong and complementary backgrounds,” said Greg Ostroff, co-director of Global Investment Research. “Under theirleadership, we will maximize our standing in the U.S. investment community and strengthen our reputation for providing insightful, unbiased research.”