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10 Goldman Sachs IT leaders
These ten current and former Goldman Sachs IT leaders include the firm's CIO for Asia Pacific ex Japan and managing directors and global heads of infrastructure, IT asset management, workplace, middleware and production engineering teams. A reader can learn how IT leaders run technology organizations at Goldman Sachs.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ashok Settyvari
LinkedInExperience: Head of Tech Risk & Infrastructure Management for CF&O Shared Services Division · Goldman Sachs
Head of Tech Risk & Infrastructure Management for CF&O Shared Services Division at Goldman Sachs since May 2021, alongside a Vice President title at Goldman Sachs listed since 2009. The profile also lists a Financial Systems Analyst role at Archon Group from 2009 with no end date, and former JD Edwards Technical Consultant roles at Lafarge North America (2005–2010) and Waterworks (2004–2005).
Brian Foley
LinkedInExperience: Global Head Workplace SRE · Goldman Sachs
Global Head Workplace SRE at Goldman Sachs since April 2024, listed at the Head level in the Engineering and Technical department. Former Vice President Foundational Infrastructure Strategy (2020–2024), Vice President Site Reliability Engineering (2018–2020) and Vice President DMZ Infrastructure Management (2014–2020) at Goldman Sachs, where the profile also lists a Vice President title since 2003.
Brian Timmeny
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director & Head of Enterprise Technology Transformation · Goldman Sachs
Managing Director & Head of Enterprise Technology Transformation at Goldman Sachs since 2025; the profile says the role leads the firm's evolution toward an AI-native enterprise, redesigning how business capabilities are conceived and engineered. Former Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at Walmart (2023–2025) and former Managing Director & Chief Technology Officer at Citi (2019–2023).
Christian Blanc
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Foundational Infrastructure · Goldman Sachs
Former Managing Director, Foundational Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs (2024–2025), a role the profile places in London. Former Goldman Sachs roles include Executive Director - Network Engineering Global Production Management Team (2022–2023), Executive Director- Co-Head of Asia Foundational Infrastructure (2021–2022) and Executive Director - Head of Asia Network Engineering (2019–2022). Deputy Head of Networks and Data Centers at Millennium since 2026.
Julian Simon
LinkedInExperience: CIO Asia Pacific Ex Japan · Goldman Sachs
CIO Asia Pacific Ex Japan at Goldman Sachs since July 2013, and former CIO at Goldman Sachs (2008–2013). Former MD Head of Securities Technology Asia at Goldman Sachs (1992–2008). The profile also lists an Equities Technology role at Goldman Sachs Tokyo (1999–2000).
Kerry McCave Deal
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - Head of IT Asset Management (ITAM) · Goldman Sachs
Managing Director - Head of IT Asset Management (ITAM) at Goldman Sachs since September 2022, and Managing Director - Head of Foundational Platforms Modernization since September 2025. Former Managing Director - Head of Global Data Center and User Building Engineering (2021–2025) and former Vice President - Head of Global Data Center and User Building Engineering (2017–2021) at Goldman Sachs.
Kevin Barker
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - Workplace Engineering · Goldman Sachs
Former Managing Director - Workplace Engineering at Goldman Sachs (1996–2019). Former General Manager Networks at NAB (2020–2022) and former Head of Network and Infrastructure Engineering at Australia Post (2022–2024). Head of Technology Global Enterprise Services at NGM Group since October 2024.
Luke Kavanaugh
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Technology Operations Goldman Sachs (London & EMEA) · Goldman Sachs
Executive Director, Technology Operations Goldman Sachs (London & EMEA) at Goldman Sachs, a role the profile lists from October 2011 with no end date. The profile describes running large, complex IT environments across London and EMEA and keeping critical digital platforms reliable, secure and available. IT Director EMEA & APAC at Moelis & Company since June 2026.
Nikhil Gadodia
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Global Head of Middleware Engineering · Goldman Sachs
Managing Director Global Head of Middleware Engineering at Goldman Sachs since June 2023; the profile describes a global infrastructure leader at Goldman Sachs who has built and transformed global engineering organizations. Former Vice President Global Head of Database Engineering (2021–2023) and former Vice President Co-Head of Database Engineering (2013–2021) at Goldman Sachs.
Rajan Patel
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Production Engineering · Goldman Sachs
Global Head of Production Engineering at Goldman Sachs since December 2017, listed at the Head level in the Engineering and Technical department. Former Head of IT Infrastructure at Citi (2015–2017), former Senior Vice President at Citi (2009–2014) and former Vice President at CITI Global Markets (formerly Salomon Smith Barney) (2001–2008).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large bank split IT ownership between global infrastructure teams and regional technology leaders?
- 02What does a strong IT asset management and platform modernization program look like in a heavily regulated firm?
- 03How do you keep production systems and employee technology reliable while modernizing core infrastructure?
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