Edward Forst

Edward Codd Forst (born December 1960) is an American businessman who has served as the administrator of general services since December 2025. Forst has additionally served as the acting archivist of the United States since April 2026. Forst graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1982, later attending the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He began working for Bankers Trust in 1982 as a managing director. In 1994, Forst joined Goldman Sachs, becoming a managing director in 1996 and a partner in 1998. In 2004, he was appointed as the company's chief administrative officer, and in 2007, he became the co-head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Forst temporarily left Goldman Sachs in 2008 to serve as Harvard's executive vice president. Forst returned to Goldman Sachs in September 2009 as the firm's senior strategy officer. In February 2010, he was appointed head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Amid complications involving his leadership style and weeks after he did not appear at a critical meeting in Europe, Forst was removed from Goldman Sachs in December 2010. Forst began serving as Cushman & Wakefield's president and chief executive in January 2014. He led a strategy to return Cushman & Wakefield to New York City's real estate market. Forst left the company after its acquisition by DTZ in May 2015. In July 2025, president Donald Trump nominated Forst to serve as the administrator of General Services. He appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in October. Forst was confirmed by the Senate in December and was sworn in that month. In April 2026, Forst was appointed as the acting archivist of the United States.