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Paul Walker

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Industry Partner and Global Advisory Council Member at Motive Partners
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Paul Walker is a technologist and investor with deep expertise in FinTech and AI strategy. A retired Goldman Sachs partner who co-headed the firms technology division, he now advises companies like Motive Partners and serves on the boards of Unqork and OpenFin. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Illinois.

Based in Brooklyn, Paul focuses his philanthropic efforts on creating opportunities for young adults. He supports organizations that provide access to education, science, and critical reasoning, aiming to build social capital for the next generation and help them achieve success.

He transitioned from earning a PhD in Physics to becoming a Partner and co-head of the technology division at Goldman Sachs, managing over 8, 000 people.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Industry Partner and Global Advisory Council Member
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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FinTech Innovation
Advises FinTech-focused private equity firm Motive Partners and serves on the boards of growth-stage companies Unqork and OpenFin.
No-Code Development
As an independent director at Unqork, he publicly champions codeless architecture as the future for enterprise software to reduce technical debt.
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Career

Work history

7-2017
Industry Partner and Global Advisory Council Member
Motive Partners
7-2019
Independent Director
Unqork
6-2017
Board Member
OpenFin
8-2018
Advisor
Goodnation
4-2001 - 4-2017
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
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Education
1989 - 1993
BA
Cornell University
1993 - 1998
PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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