He served as the chairman and is the former chief executive officer of the City National Bank, which he retired in January 2022.
[1][2][5][6] Later, he co-founded his own law firm, Sanders, Barnet & Goldsmith, which tackled entertainment litigations.
[1][2][5][6] From 1983 to 1985, Goldsmith served as the chief operating officer of Lorimar Television, a film production company.
[1][5] Goldsmith serves on the board of trustees of the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, the Bay Area Council and the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles as well as on the board of governors of the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School.
[1][2][3] Additionally, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth and the Civic Alliance.