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Phil Goldsmith has held senior positions in a broad spectrum of fields including law, journalism, government and banking. Most recently he served as the Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia and served as executive director of Fairmount Park and chief executive officer of the School District of Philadelphia. In the early 1980s, he was Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning. He was recently named one of Philadelphia's top "connectors" in a survey of 4,800 Philadelphians conducted by Leadership Inc. Earlier in his career, Phil was an award-winning journalist at the Philadelphia Inquirer as a reporter, and as an editorial writer he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is married, has two adult children and four grandchildren.
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Analysts: The gold rush is over
As global fears fade, so do prices
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted 04/05/2012
NEW YORK - The price of gold, which has climbed for years like a blood-pressure reading for anxious investors, plunged Wednesday to its lowest level in three months.
And the 'Charlie' goes to ... the adept Gov. Corbett
Posted 10/06/2011
BASEBALL has its Cy Young Award for best pitcher; football, the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the Super Bowl champs. There's a Bill Russell award for the NBA's most valuable player, and hockey has a Prince of Wales Trophy for whatever.
For a better SRC, get better members - 09/20/2011
Phil Goldsmith: The wounds of now former-SRC chairman Robert L. Archie were self-inflicted.
Step up, SRC, and step down - 09/16/2011
Phil Goldsmith: It's really time for the School Reform Commission to make a good decision for once.
THERE'S BILLS IN THEM THAR GOLD - 08/18/2011
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - For what is normally a sleepy month, there are so many customers at the Gold Standard, a New York company that buys jewelry, that it feels like Christmas in August. Uncle Ben's Pawn Shop, in Cleveland, has never seen a rush like this.
Fears drive gold to $1,600 - 07/19/2011
Associated Press
NEW YORK - Gold's reputation as a safe place for your money sent it above $1,600 yesterday for the first time.
Hit the road, Ack: School leader needs to go - 06/23/2011
Phil Goldsmith: Schools may be closed for the summer, but Mayor Nutter and Gov. Corbett still have some homework to do: They need to find an exit strategy for Superintendent Arlene Ackerman.
If it's about the kids, we need controls - 06/06/2011
By PHIL GOLDSMITH, Daily News Columnist
Phil Goldsmith: If the school-funding hot potato is going to fall into the laps of taxpayers now, let's not simply put the check in the mail to the school district. Let's make sure that controls are in place on how this money is spent.


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