10 Goldman Sachs operations leaders
Nine of these Goldman Sachs operations leaders carry a COO title for one slice of the firm, from the Risk Division and Global Investment Research to EMEA Private Wealth Management and Goldman Sachs in South Africa; the tenth is the partner who is Global Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Operations. Call them when you are setting up a COO office inside a business line, or need to know who owns controls and strategic projects in a division.
Professionals to explore
Denise Kirby
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, COO EMEA Private Wealth Management · Goldman Sachs
London-based Denise Kirby has been Managing Director, COO EMEA Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs since January 2022, with Executive Director, COO EMEA Private Wealth Management (2019-2022) and Executive Director, COO Function, Private Wealth Management EMEA (2008-2021) as other titles. Denise describes oversight of wealth management business operations and strategic initiatives across operations, technology, compliance and legal issues.
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Devjoy Sengupta
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer of Firmwide Strategy · Goldman Sachs
Devjoy Sengupta, in New York, became Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer of Firmwide Strategy at Goldman Sachs in October 2025, working with the Firmwide Strategy Group. Devjoy also held Managing Director (2024-2025), Vice President (2020-2023) and Associate (2016-2019) titles at Goldman Sachs and was Associate at Oliver Wyman (2012-2014), a fit for questions on how strategy initiatives are run across a firm.
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Eliza Hollyday
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Global COO - GSAM Client Solutions Group · Goldman Sachs
Eliza Hollyday is Managing Director, Global COO - GSAM Client Solutions Group at Goldman Sachs since July 2025, having been Managing Director, Global COO - Multi-Asset & Wealth Investing Solutions (2024-2025). Eliza is also described as Global COO for a $280bn+ Multi-Asset Solutions franchise and head of portfolio analytics and Trading & Risk Solutions for the multi-asset platform, and Eliza was Senior Manager at American Express (2013-2018).
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Gizelle George-Joseph
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Global Investment Research · Goldman Sachs
Research operations sit with Gizelle George-Joseph, Chief Operating Officer, Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs since March 2020, who is also a Partner. In New York, Gizelle was Chief Administrative Officer - Global Macro Research & Research Infrastructure (2014-2020), and earlier held Vice President roles in HCM (2013-2014) and GS University (Global Investment Research) (2010-2013) at the firm.
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Karl Wianecki
LinkedInExperience: Partner, Global Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Operations · Goldman Sachs
As Partner, Global Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Operations since 2021, Karl Wianecki also holds Managing Director, Global Head of Consumer and Investment Management Division Operations (since 2019). From Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, Karl held Global Head of Investment Management Division Operations (2017-2018) and COO roles for International Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2015-2017) and for APAC and Global Distribution (2012-2015).
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Marc Houze
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs in South Africa is Marc Houze's patch as Chief Operating Officer since January 2019. Marc was Head Digital TPS (2017-2018) and Chief Operating Officer TPS (2015-2017) at Standard Bank Group, Chief Operating Officer at Deutsche Bank (2007-2015) and Head Of Operations at Citi (2002-2007), a fit for comparing how the COO job differs across several banks.
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Maria Pandolfo
LinkedInExperience: Global COO and Chief Operational Risk Officer Quantitative Investment Strategies Group · Goldman Sachs
Maria Pandolfo has been Global COO and Chief Operational Risk Officer Quantitative Investment Strategies Group at Goldman Sachs since September 2011. In New York, Maria was Global Chief Operating Officer of Quantitative Strat Group (1990-2011) and Mortgage Analyst (1986-1990) at the firm, which makes Maria the one to ask about operational risk in quantitative investing.
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Rebecca Burgoyne-Allen
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director and COO, Private and Growth Equity, Infrastructure and Real Estate · Goldman Sachs
Alternatives are Rebecca Burgoyne-Allen's current area: Managing Director and COO, Private and Growth Equity, Infrastructure and Real Estate at Goldman Sachs since June 2025. Rebecca was Managing Director and Global COO, Client Solutions Group (2024-2025), Chief Operating Officer of the Client Solutions Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2022-2024) and COO of Multi-Asset Solutions (2018-2021), so asset-class operating differences are a good fit.
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Stacey Miller
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Global Risk Division Chief Operating Officer · Goldman Sachs
Stacey Miller holds several current Goldman Sachs roles from Salt Lake City: Managing Director, Global Risk Division Chief Operating Officer (since 2022), Chief Operating Officer for Salt Lake City Region (since 2021), Head of Risk Division for Salt Lake City (since 2018) and Global Head of Credit Risk for Private Wealth Management (since 2016). Stacey suits questions on operating a risk division and on credit risk for wealth clients.
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Stephanie Powers-Tapp
LinkedInExperience: COO of Investment Banking Services (Client Coverage), Global Banking & Markets · Goldman Sachs
Stephanie Powers-Tapp holds two current Goldman Sachs titles in New York: COO of Investment Banking Services (Client Coverage), Global Banking & Markets since 2023 and COO of One Goldman Sachs, Global Banking & Markets since 2019. Stephanie was Head of Client Strategy Group, Office of the Chairman - Executive Office (2016-2019), useful for questions on client coverage programs that cut across divisions.
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Choose the right perspective
Asset management questions split three ways: Karl Wianecki for operations, Eliza Hollyday and Rebecca Burgoyne-Allen for COO roles across client solutions, multi-asset and alternatives, and Maria Pandolfo for quantitative strategies and operational risk. Stacey Miller fits risk, Gizelle George-Joseph research, Stephanie Powers-Tapp banking client coverage and Devjoy Sengupta firmwide strategy, while Denise Kirby in London and Marc Houze in South Africa bring the regional view.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What does a divisional COO at Goldman Sachs own day to day that the division head does not, for example in the Risk Division or Global Investment Research?
- 02How does Goldman Sachs Asset Management split operations work between a global head of operations and the COOs of client solutions or alternatives teams?
- 03How does a regional COO for Goldman Sachs in EMEA or South Africa balance local regulators' demands with global operating standards?
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