The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Association held their annual meeting of the membership on February 27th. During the meeting, the Association appointed Kristin Olson Smith as the organization’s new president.
![photo of Kristin Olson Smith](https://www.cshl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/olson-smith.jpg)
Olson Smith is the global head of the Alternative Capital Markets (ACM) group within the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs. ACM is responsible for sourcing, creating, marketing and providing ongoing investor relations for the alternative investments offered by the firm. She joined the company in 1998 as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Group and the Investment Banking Division. She was named Managing Director in 2008 and partner in 2014.
The CSHL Association is the original governing body for CSHL and was established in 1924. CSHL Association Directors continue a tradition that dates back to the early part of the last century. They share and support the Laboratory’s goal of improving the quality of life through better health for people everywhere and act as ambassadors for CSHL.
In addition to the election of Olson Smith, the CSHL Association welcomed four new directors to the organization: David Einbinder, Nick Leopard, Nina Monell Morton, and Patricia Petersen.