POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned does hereby appoint Yvette Kosic, Kevin P. Treanor, Kenneth L.
Josselyn, Beverly L. O'Toole, Jamie A. Greenberg and Zachary A. Kolkin (and any
other employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the "Company") or one of its
affiliates designated in writing by one of the attorneys-in-fact) his lawful
attorneys, and each of them his true and lawful attorney, with power to act
without the other, and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to
prepare, execute and file, or cause to be prepared, executed and filed, with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for him and in his name
in connection with certain transactions in common stock, par value $.01 per
share (the "Common Stock") of the Company:
1. the Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, any
Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 and any Annual Statement
of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 5, or any similar or successor form,
which may be required to be filed by him pursuant to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
2. one or more Forms 144, or amendments to Form 144, relating to any sales
 orders
(including in connection with the exercise of options to purchase Common
Stock), orally or electronically, to sell shares of Common Stock to the public
from time to time in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended; and
3. any and all instruments necessary or incidental to any action listed above,
including communications to the SEC, The New York Stock Exchange and state
securities law authorities.
The undersigned hereby grants unto said attorneys and each of them full power
and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned,
and in any and all capacities, every act and thing whatsoever required or
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
approving the act of said attorneys and each of them.
This power of attorney shall not be affected by the subsequent disability or
incompetence of the principal. This power of attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until either revoked in writing by the undersigned or until
such time as the person or persons to whom power of attorney has been hereby
granted cease(s) to be an employee of the Company or one of its affiliates.
IN WITNESS thereof the undersigned hereunto signed his name this 20th day of
December 2016.

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      Richard J. Gnodde