Chris Nassetta, chief executive of Hilton Hotels, who is a Goldman client and longtime friend of Mr. Solomon’s, called him a “genuinely heartfelt, moral, high-quality human being.” Mr. Nassetta added, “Whoever coined the phrase, ‘It’s lonely at the top’ … it really is.”Another friend, Ted Virtue, said some of the criticism simply came with the job. “The dynamics at Goldman — with all the partners and ex-partners — are that there is just a lot of second-guessing and jealousy,” said Mr. Virtue, chief executive of the private equity firm MidOcean Partners. At the same time, he called Mr. Solomon’s DJing activity an unforced error. “I simply d …
