Banking on AI: How Goldman Sachs CIO Marco Argenti Is Rewriting the AI Playbook

Jul 2, 2025

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The world has gone through several technology transformations in the past 30+ years. From the launch of the Internet to the rise of mobile, cloud computing, digital transformation, and now AI transformation. In our second live recording of Redefiners, Clarke Murphy goes in-studio at Goldman Sachs to talk with someone who’s been through it all and continues to lead through change.

As CIO at Goldman Sachs, Marco Argenti is redefining how business is done with the help of AI at one of the world’s leading financial services firms. Marco takes us through his career in tech leadership roles at AWS, Nokia, and now Goldman Sachs, and shares his key lesson of focusing on the “why” before figuring out the “what” and the “how” when it comes to creating IT solutions. He discusses the three leadership skills that are critical when it comes to AI and how to balance the pace of AI business adoption with employee demands for faster change. He also talks about his commitment to cancer research and how AI will be a game changer when it comes to accelerating both research and new treatments.

We'll also hear from Jennifer Flock, a leadership advisor in our Paris office, who explores what it takes for leaders to build transformation capabilities that last.

Four things you’ll learn from this episode:

How to manage the pace of change and growing expectations of AI
What are the key business challenges AI is helping to solve now and how will that evolve in the near future
How leaders need to redefine how they manage a hybrid workforce of people and AI agents and how to create a cross-functional approach to AI across the C-suite
How AI is accelerating cancer research and treatment

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