AP Photo Trump considering Goldman Sachs president for top post

President-elect Donald Trump is considering Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn for a senior administration job, possibly as director of the Office of Management and Budget, several sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.

People familiar with the matter say Cohn's meeting with Trump on Tuesday included talks about a potential job in the new administration, possibly to run OMB, a sprawling office that will handle much of Trump's budget policy after he takes office in January.

Cohn, who is friendly with Republicans and Democrats in Washington, is a longtime commodities trader who became Goldman's president and co-chief operating officer in 2006. He has long been the heir apparent to Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein. But with Blankfein showing no inclination to leave after battling cancer, Cohn may be looking to take on a new challenge. He is friendly with Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Cohn would add yet another Goldman name to a roster already filled with former executives from the influential bank, including Treasury pick Steven Mnuchin and incoming top White House adviser Steve Bannon.

People close to Cohn, an aggressive and imposing trading veteran, note that he has a reputation for attracting and managing top talent, a key attribute for any OMB chief.

Cohn — a registered Democrat — has made financial contributions to both parties, but in recent years, his political donations have trended toward Republicans. In 2015, he gave $33,400 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, $5,400 to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and $5,000 to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) PAC. But he's also contributed to Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and former Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.).

In 2007 and 2008, Cohn gave piles of cash to Democrats. In 2007, he gave $28,500 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee — he gave similar amounts to the DSCC in 2008, 2006 and 2004.

