Mr. Corrigan joined Goldman Sachs in 1994 and became a partner in 1996. At Goldman Sachs, he is co-chair of the firm-wide Risk Management Committee, vice chair of the firm-wide Business Practices Committee, and a member of the firm-wide Commitments Committee. Since joining the firm in 1994, Corrigan has served as chair or co-chair of a number of firm-wide and industry-wide groups dealing with a range of issues having major implications for financial market efficiency and stability. He also provides a wide range of strategic advice to the firm and its clients.

In addition to authoring dozens of speeches and statements before Congressional Committees, Corrigan has also chaired or co-chaired a number of industry-wide study groups that have focused on a wide range of policy issues relating to the structure, efficiency, and stability of financial institutions and markets. The latest of these reports "Toward Greater Financial Stability: A Private Sector Perspective" was released in July 2005 by the Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group II which was chaired by Corrigan.

Corrigan ended a twenty-five year career with the Federal Reserve System when he stepped down from his position as president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 1993. He had been chief executive officer of the New York Fed and vice chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee since 1984. He has also served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and Special Assistant to Fed Chairman, Paul A. Volcker.

He earned a Bachelor of Social Science degree in economics from Fairfield University and Master of Arts degree and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics from Fordham University in New York City. Corrigan is chairman, a trustee, or a member of a number of non-profit organizations