Saloni Kochhar elevated to managing director at Goldman Sachs

BENGALURU: Goldman Sachs has promoted Saloni Kochhar to managing director, marking a significant milestone in a nearly two-decade career spanning global banking and financial technology roles. The appointment comes as the Wall Street firm continues to strengthen its technology and digitisation leadership in India.

Based in Bengaluru, Kochhar leads digitisation and workflow technology for Goldman Sachs in India. Her elevation follows a three-year stint as vice-president, during which she oversaw large-scale technology programmes focused on automation, efficiency and platform modernisation.

Kochhar brings more than 18 years of experience across banking and financial services technology. Before returning to Goldman Sachs in 2013, she served as executive director at JPMorgan Chase & Co between 2019 and 2022. Her earlier tenure at Goldman Sachs included roles ranging from analyst developer and senior analyst to vice-president and senior engineer.

Over the years, she has held positions as tech lead, architect and engineering manager, working across Java, J2EE, Spring, SQL and MongoDB stacks, while also steering transformation programmes in unfamiliar technologies. Colleagues describe her as a leader comfortable navigating complexity, scale and constant change.

In a statement, Kochhar credited mentors, colleagues and teams for shaping her journey, and said she looked forward to delivering for clients while contributing to the firm’s long-term ambitions.

The promotion underscores Goldman Sachs’ continued bet on India as a critical hub for technology-led innovation. For Kochhar, it is both recognition and runway — a bigger mandate, a broader canvas, and a signal that the firm wants builders, not just bankers, shaping its future.