R. Martin Chavez

Ramon Martin Chavez
Born	circa 1964 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, investment banker
Years active	1989–present
Known for	Vice chairman and partner at Sixth Street Partners; former CFO and CIO of Goldman Sachs; board member of Alphabet Inc.

Ramon Martin Chavez (born circa 1964) is an American entrepreneur and investment banker who currently serves as vice chairman and partner at Sixth Street Partners. His tenure at Goldman Sachs included key leadership positions such as chief information officer (2014–2017), chief financial officer, and global co-head of the Securities Division. Chavez was also a partner and part of Goldman's management committee. Prior to these roles, he co-founded Quorum Software Systems, where he was CTO, and Kiodex, where he acted as CEO.

He holds the position of chairman at Recursion, a computational pharmaceutical company, acts as a board observer for biotech enterprises Earli and longevity-focused Cambrian Biopharma, and is a member of the board of Alphabet Inc..

For the 2020–21 academic year, Chavez served as president of Harvard University's board of overseers.

Early life and education

Born around 1964, R. Martin Chavez is a tenth-generation New Mexican on his father's side, with maternal grandparents originating from Mexico and Spain. Raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he grew up alongside four siblings. After graduating from Albuquerque Academy in 1981, he entered Harvard University as a sophomore, completing both a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and a master's degree in computer science by 1985. He later earned a PhD in medical information sciences from Stanford University.

Career

Chavez's professional journey began in Silicon Valley when he co-founded Quorum Software Systems in 1989, serving as chief technology officer until 1993. He joined Goldman Sachs' J. Aron Currency and Commodities Division in 1993 as senior energy strategist, remaining until 1997. Subsequently, from 1997 to 2000, he led as Global Head of Energy Derivatives at Credit Suisse Financial Products. In 2000, he co-founded Kiodex and held the roles of CEO and chairman until 2004.

Returning to Goldman Sachs in 2005 as managing director within IBD Strats, Chavez progressed to Global Co-Head of Securities Division Strats and later Global Co-Chief Operating Officer of the Equities Franchise. Between 2014 and 2017, he was the firm's chief information officer before advancing to deputy chief financial officer and then succeeding Harvey Schwartz as chief financial officer in May 2017. Notably, Chavez was among the highest-ranking Latino and openly gay executives on Wall Street and actively engaged with Goldman’s Hispanic/Latino and LGBTQ networks.

Chavez retired from Goldman Sachs in September 2019. In May 2021, he joined global investment firm Sixth Street Partners as vice chairman and partner. Alphabet Inc. appointed him to its board of directors in July 2022.

Boards

Marty serves on Harvard University's board of overseers, the Stanford Medicine Board of Fellows, the Institute for Advanced Study's board of trustees, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic's board of directors. His previous board memberships include PNM Resources, Inc., and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). As an arts patron, he is affiliated with Friends of the High Line, the Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Santa Fe Opera.

Following his departure from Goldman Sachs, Chavez assumed a board observer role at Earli, an early cancer detection company, holds a directorship at Paige, an AI-driven biomedical startup, and joined Recursion’s board—a digital biology company focused on drug discovery industrialization.

In addition to his role as president of Harvard University's board of overseers for 2020–21, Chavez became a member of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard's Board of Directors in 2021.

Personal life

Marty resides in New York City and is a parent to two children.