MARIA PANDOLFO

917-***-**** linkedin.com/in/maria-pandolfo-8b78b51b/ ad4lxa@r.postjobfree.com

Available to work in NYC and Florida

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CHIEF OPERATIONAL RISK OFFICER Accomplished Executive Leader with extensive experience as a change agent who develops organizational initiatives that accelerate the achievement of business goals with a focus on the bottom line. Proven success creating the vision and building a framework for operational infrastructure that systematizes processes, eliminates redundancies, reduces costs, identify business risks, create a framework to mitigates risk, and creates corporate accountability. Earned reputation for quickly assessing a business, putting out the fires, defining a long- term strategic plan, and then executing the strategies to meet profit and performance goals. Known as a top performer and problem solver with keen ability analyzing complex data, and implementing solutions in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Consistently builds top-performing teams and creates a culture that values collaboration. Core competencies include:

Process Improvement Technology Budgeting Expense Control Operational Risk Mitigation Data Governance Project Leadership Project Management Policy and Governance Framework P&L Management Budgeting Strategic Visioning Planning Business Model Governance Compensation Planning HR Governance and Policy Succession Planning Talent Management Strong Business Acumen

EXPERIENCE

Goldman Sachs & Co, New York, NY September 2011 – Present Global Chief Operating Officer and Chief Operational Risk Officer - Asset Management Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS)

Guided the business strategy and all essential business processes, assuring efficiency of business functions to keep the business on track. Asked to join QIS to rebuild and implement a controlled, scalable environment. QIS is a quantitative group that employs a diversified set of investment strategies, from beta, alpha, ESG, and alternative investment strategies spanning across Private Wealth Separate Accounts, Institutional Accounts, Funds, and ETFs.

• Delivered strong and sustainable financial gains.

• Managed large scale technology projects creating efficiencies.

• Integrated and creation of four new investment businesses with headcount remaining relatively flat.

• Scaled businesses to allow for managing more than 10 times the customized separate accounts.

• Added controls and processes into technical workflows that allowed for scale and growth.

• Achieved revenue growth with assets in the billions increasing 8 times.

• Responsible for building a data group, data policy, governance, and vendor management.

• Helped create a systematic trading group that increased efficiencies.

• Provided oversight of non-investment aspects including portfolio construction, trading controls and process, policy and governance, technology across the business, client portfolio management, reporting, client and regulatory guidelines, model control, index creation, 1st LOD.

• Managed the financials, client forecasts, budgeting, headcount, business analysis and business planning.

• Worked closely with Technology, Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Operations Business Units.

• Complied with new regulatory guidance and the business unit’s adherence to SR11-7. Maria Pandolfo ad4lxa@r.postjobfree.com Page Two

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Global Chief Operating Officer and Chief Operational Risk Officer, Goldman Sachs STRAT Group, New York, NY Strategic and visionary leader who played an integral role in building and managing the day-to-day STRAT organization. The organization was responsible for quantitative and technical development in all revenue divisions of Goldman Sachs. The business unit spanned a wide variety of businesses such as High Frequency Trading, Derivative Modeling, Institutional Client Solutions, Investment Banking, Asset Management, and Private Wealth Management.

• Led the growth of the Strat group in all revenue divisions spanning across the globe throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

• Managed full-cycle recruitment process while partnering with hiring managers to develop new strategies for recruiting top talent for hard-to-fill engineering positions. Built the organization globally from ~80 employees to over 1,000 quantitative and technical employees.

• Created an engineering compensation standard that continues to be leveraged throughout the firm.

• Opened the first quantitative /engineering team in Bangaluru. The growth of engineers in the region continues today.

• Managed operating budgets up to $1bn.

• Managed a Control Group and helped establish the framework for policy and governance across data and models.

• Automated human resource processes.

Mortgage Analyst, Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Research, New York, NY

• Client portfolio analysis.

• Trader position pricing.

• CMO restructuring.

• Analysis for a Weekly Mortgage Publication

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Liberal Studies, Minor in Business, St. John’s University, Queens, NY Director of Human Resources:

Over my career at Goldman Sachs as a Chief OperaƟng Officer and embedded Human Resource Specialist, I had the opportuniƟes to build and scale businesses on both the buy and sell sides of the firm, but with a broader mandate to scale businesses and grow revenue. My responsibiliƟes included managing strategic projects across the global firmwide enterprise at Goldman Sachs (including new technology iniƟaƟves, corporate acquisiƟons, and internal and external partnerships). Many of these efforts cut across different business units and geographies and required a detailed understanding of clients, operaƟons, and technologies. The group's responsibiliƟes included modeling, technology, and structuring complex financial transacƟons across every revenue-generaƟng business and asset class at the firm. Over fiŌeen years, we grew the group from a few dozen to over 1,000 quanƟtaƟve/technical professionals globally. In 2011, I was asked to join the global QuanƟtaƟve Investment Strategies group within the Asset Management Division. This group managed one of the largest hedge funds but had suffered some declines. I worked side-by-side with the Chief Investment Officer to rebuild the business by adding risk management, enhancing workflows, operaƟonal controls and selecƟvely idenƟfying criƟcal parts of the business to grow. One growth area was using customized separate accounts and growing it from our private wealth management business into an offering on external RIA plaƞorms. During this Ɵme, we grew revenues by almost ten Ɵmes, with a nearly flat headcount, by working with our quants and technologists to get our businesses on an ever greater scale. I have oŌen been viewed as a criƟcal culture carrier at the firm over my career, and I have had the opportunity to mentor not just my direct reports but many of the quanƟtaƟve professionals who became leaders of the firm.

Thank you for considering my candidacy, and I look forward to discussing how my skills align with your needs.

Best Regards,

Maria Pandolfo

917-***-****

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