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
