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10 Goldman Sachs executives
These ten current Goldman Sachs executives hold chief executive, chief financial, chief operating and president titles at the firm and in its named divisions and regions. A reader can learn how senior leaders at the firm think about financial strategy, divisional operations and regional leadership.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Richardson
LinkedInExperience: CFO Consumer and Wealth Management Division · Goldman Sachs
CFO Consumer and Wealth Management Division at Goldman Sachs since 2021. He was Global Head of Product Finance at Goldman Sachs from 2019 to 2021 and Global CFO Legal, Compliance and Internal Audit at the firm from 2008 to 2018, and was a Senior Manager at EY from 2000 to 2008.
Christopher Formica
LinkedInExperience: CFO - Transaction Banking · Goldman Sachs
CFO - Transaction Banking at Goldman Sachs since 2025, a role his profile lists in Finance & Accounting at the C-Level. He was Head of Finance Global Banking Pillar and Transaction Banking - Americas at HSBC (2024–2025) and CFO, Americas Transaction Banking and U.S. Wholesale Balance Sheet at HSBC (2019–2024).
David Solomon
LinkedInExperience: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer · Goldman Sachs
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs since 2018; his profile says he has been CEO since October 2018 and chairman since January 2019. He was President and Chief or Co-Chief Operating Officer at Goldman Sachs from 2017 to 2018 and Co-Head of Investment Banking Division from 2006 to 2016.
Denis Coleman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Goldman Sachs
Chief Financial Officer of Goldman Sachs since 2022 and, per his profile, a member of the firm's Management Committee, responsible for leading its global financial strategy and overseeing capital management. He was Deputy Chief Financial Officer in 2021, Co-Head, Global Financing Group from 2018 to 2021 and Head of EMEA Financing Group from 2016 to 2018.
Devjoy Sengupta
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer of Firmwide Strategy · Goldman Sachs
Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer of Firmwide Strategy at Goldman Sachs since 2025, a role his profile places in the Firmwide Strategy Group. His profile also lists the Goldman Sachs roles Managing Director (2024–2025), Vice President (2020–2023) and Associate (2016–2019).
Gizelle George-Joseph
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Global Investment Research · Goldman Sachs
Chief Operating Officer, Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs since 2020; her profile headline reads Partner | Chief Operating Officer, Goldman Sachs Research. She was Chief Administrative Officer - Global Macro Research & Research Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs from 2014 to 2020.
Jared Cohen
LinkedInExperience: President of Global Affairs & Co-Head Goldman Sachs Global Institute · Goldman Sachs
President of Global Affairs & Co-Head Goldman Sachs Global Institute at Goldman Sachs since 2022. His profile says he joined the firm in August 2022 as a Partner and member of its Management Committee. He is also listed as a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations since 2010 and at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) since 2025.
Kevin Sneader
LinkedInExperience: President of Asia Pacific Ex-Japan · Goldman Sachs
President of Asia Pacific Ex-Japan at Goldman Sachs since 2022, a role his profile lists in the General Management department. His profile also lists the role Co-President of Asia Pacific Ex-Japan at Goldman Sachs, in Hong Kong, dated from 2021; both roles are shown as current.
Stephanie Powers-Tapp
LinkedInExperience: COO of Investment Banking Services (Client Coverage), Global Banking & Markets · Goldman Sachs
COO of Investment Banking Services (Client Coverage), Global Banking & Markets at Goldman Sachs since 2023, and COO of One Goldman Sachs, Global Banking & Markets since 2019; her profile describes her as Chief Operating Officer of Investment Banking Client Services. She was Head of Client Strategy Group, Office of the Chairman - Executive Office from 2016 to 2019.
Todd Leland
LinkedInExperience: Co President, Asia Pacific Ex-Japan · Goldman Sachs
Co President, Asia Pacific Ex-Japan at Goldman Sachs since 2018, a current role that his profile lists in the General Management department at the President/Vice President level. His profile headline describes him as Co-President Asia Pacific Ex-Japan, Goldman Sachs.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's remit to your question: firmwide leaders suit questions about strategy and capital, while divisional CFOs and COOs suit questions about how a specific business is run. Regional presidents are the better fit for questions about operating in a particular market.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does senior leadership decide where to allocate capital across the firm's businesses?
- 02What does a divisional chief operating officer own day to day, and how is that role measured?
- 03How do regional leaders balance firmwide priorities with the needs of local clients and regulators?
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