Goldman Sachs' highest-ranking woman has become the latest partner to leave the firm, as the Wall Street bank ushers in a new generation of leaders after its November partner elections.

Suzanne Nora Johnson leaves her post as vice-chairman on January 15 but will retain a role at Goldman as senior director, a title also held by other former partners including Peter Weinberg, before he decamped to start boutique Perella Weinberg.