Ashok Varadhan (born 1971 or 1972[1]) is the head of the securities division at Goldman Sachs.[2] He has been co-head of the division since 2014.[3]

Biography

He became a partner at Goldman Sachs at age 29 – one of the youngest ever – after joining the firm as an associate only four years earlier.[2][4] He briefly worked at Merrill Lynch after graduating from Duke University with a major in mathematics and economics.[4][5] In the 2000s, his derivatives-trading desk earned billions of dollars for the firm.[4] In 2015 he was transferred from New York to the London office (a typical move for Goldman Sachs executives slated for senior leadership).[1] He was briefly sole head of the securities division in 2018, during a leadership reshuffle.[3] He is considered a protégé of former CEO Lloyd Blankfein.[4]

He has lived in New York City for most of his life.[4] He is the son of mathematician S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan,[4] and has three children.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Baer, Justin (July 22, 2015). "Goldman's Ashok Varadhan, Co-Head of Firm's Securities Arm, Moving to London". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. 1 2 Hoffman, Liz (May 14, 2018). "Goldman Sachs Shakes Up Leadership in Trading Unit". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. 1 2 Hoffman, Liz (August 5, 2018). "Goldman Sachs to Name New Trading Co-Head Amid Reboot". The Wall Street Journal.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Natarajan, Sridhar (July 1, 2019). "Can Goldman's Trading 'Rainmaker' Bring Back the Glory Days?". Bloomberg.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Kate (April 13, 2009). "Firms Find Low Profile, Basic Banking Are Paying Off". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Amanda L. (November 20, 2018). "Goldman's Varadhan Gives Thanksgiving Homily at Child Gala". Bloomberg.
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