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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
      
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our reports dated February 13, 2009, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the December 31, 2008 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the following funds of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Structured U.S. Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund, Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Money Market Fund, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the heading “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectuses, and under the headings “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in the Statement of Additional Information.
      
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 2009