Goldman Sachs hires Evan Kotsovinos from Google as AI lead

Goldman Sachs just made one of the more telling hires in the ongoing collision between Big Tech and Big Finance. Evan Kotsovinos, who served as Vice President at Google overseeing AI privacy and security efforts, has left the search giant to become Goldman’s AI lead.

From Google’s AI safety team to Wall Street

At Google, Kotsovinos sat inside the Privacy, Safety & Security organization, where he focused on AI-related privacy and safety initiatives. Kotsovinos has also been active in broader discussions around AI governance, national security implications, and open-source security.

Goldman has not issued a formal public statement regarding the appointment.

Wall Street’s AI talent war is heating up

Goldman Sachs has been increasing its efforts to attract AI talent from outside the traditional banking sector. Across the banking sector, AI-related hiring has surged throughout 2025 and into 2026. JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Citadel have all made notable AI hires.

What this means for investors and markets

For crypto and digital asset markets, there are no reported links to cryptocurrencies or tokens surrounding Kotsovinos or this specific Goldman move. Goldman Sachs has been steadily expanding its digital asset and blockchain activities, and an AI lead with deep expertise in privacy and security could accelerate how the firm approaches tokenized assets, on-chain analytics, and compliance automation for crypto-related products.

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