Kathryn Koch

Kathryn (Katie) is Chief Investment Officer of Public Equity within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. In this role, she leads the Fundamental Equity and Quantitative Investment Strategies businesses. Katie is a member of the Firmwide Client and Business Standards Committee and the Asset Management Executive Committee. She is also on the Board of Advisors of Launch With GS, Goldman Sachs’ $1 billion investment strategy which aims to increase access to capital and facilitate connections for women, Black, Latinx, and other diverse entrepreneurs and investors.

Most recently, Katie served as co-head of the Fundamental Equity business. She previously worked in the firm’s London office, where she led several businesses for 10 years. Katie was also co-head of the Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS) Group, managing multi-asset class portfolios and serving on the GPS Investment Committee. She joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in 2002 and was named managing director in 2011 and partner in 2016.

In 2015, Katie was honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She has also been named as one of the Top Women in Asset Management by Money Management Executive and the Financial Times HERoes list, which recognizes champions of women in business.

Katie is on the Board of Directors of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. which serves the investment needs of the nonprofit community. She is a member of the Governing Board of Directors of the Robert Toigo Foundation, which works with leaders at organizations to create and implement high-impact solutions that drive inclusion and diversity. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of The Spence School, is an Advisory Board member of the Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) and a member of the Notre Dame Wall Street Leadership Committee.

Katie earned a BA, magna cum laude, in English and Economics from the University of Notre Dame in 2002.