关于MD,有一句很著名的话:Being a Goldman partner is like being knighted on the battlefield by king Arthur, only this time the battlefield is the global financial market and the Holy Grail is, well, money. (成为高盛的合伙人就如同骑士收到亚瑟国王的受封一般光耀,只是在这里骑士的战场换成了全球资本市场,而“荣誉”便成为实在的“金钱”而已。)
具体而言,各家投行可能会略有差别,但大致总结下来就是下面这个MD升职阶梯:Junior Associate -> Analyst -> Senior Analyst -> Associate -> Senior Associate -> Assistant Vice President -> Vice President -> Senior Vice President -> Associate Director -> Director -> Executive Director -> Managing Director