Alex Golten

Chief Risk Officer Goldman Sachs

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Alex Golten has been Chief Risk Officer of Goldman Sachs since January 2025, chairing its risk appetite committee and co-chairing its enterprise risk, risk council and artificial intelligence risk committees. He joined the firm in 1997 as an analyst in the Credit Department and has worked in London and New York, leading credit risk, market risk, enterprise risk and finance risk before taking the top risk role. Goldman Sachs ranked No. 36 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chief Risk Officer of Goldman Sachs since January 2025.
• Chief Market Risk Officer, 2020 to 2025.
• Head of Enterprise Risk, 2022 to 2024.
• Chief Credit Risk Officer, 2018 to 2021.

Professional Journey

Golten earned an MA in economics at the University of Edinburgh and joined Goldman Sachs in 1997 as an analyst in the Credit Department, working in London and New York. He was named managing director in 2008 and partner in 2014.

He was Chief Credit Risk Officer from 2018 to 2021 and Chief Market Risk Officer from November 2020, and also headed Enterprise Risk from 2022 and Finance Risk in 2024.

In January 2025 he became Chief Risk Officer.

Education

University of Edinburgh

MA, Economics