Point72 hires Goldman Sachs technology veteran as infrastructure engineering chief
Point72 has appointed former Goldman Sachs partner Faisal Shamsee as chief infrastructure engineering officer in Singapore, continuing the hedge fund's recruitment of senior technology executives from the investment bank, according to a report by eFinancialCareers. Shamsee joins Steve Cohen's hedge fund after 25 years at Goldman Sachs, where he most recently served as co-head of its Singapore…
Point72, a prominent hedge fund, has appointed Faisal Shamsee, a former Goldman Sachs partner, as its chief infrastructure engineering officer in Singapore. Shamsee, who has held senior technology positions at Goldman Sachs for 25 years, most recently serving as co-head of the firm's Singapore operations. He was promoted to partner in 2022 before joining Point72.
Shamsee's appointment comes after a string of technology hires from Goldman Sachs, including Ilya Gaysinskiy, who became Point72's chief technology officer in 2024 after leading the technology for Goldman's Marcus consumer banking business. Point72 has also recruited several former Goldman technology fellows, such as Rahul Garde, now head of platform infrastructure.
The hedge fund's latest technology move signals the ongoing competition between investment firms and investment banks for senior engineering talent as they expand their technology infrastructure, data capabilities, and systematic trading platforms. Citadel, another rival, has also recruited several senior Goldman technology executives in recent years, although its most recent CTO appointment came from Amazon.
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