R. Martin Chavez

Ramon Martin Chavez (born c. 1964) is an American investment banker and entrepreneur. He is vice chairman and partner of Sixth Street Partners. Previously, he served in a variety of senior roles at Goldman Sachs, including chief information officer (2014–2017), chief financial officer, and global co-head of the firm's Securities Division. Marty was also a partner and member of Goldman's management committee. He was the chief technology officer and co-founder of Quorum Software Systems and CEO and co-founder of Kiodex. He is chairman of the board of computational pharmaceutical company Recursion, Board Observer of biotech company Earli and longevity biopharma company Cambrian Biopharma, and board member of Alphabet Inc.

Chavez was appointed president of Harvard University's board of overseers for the 2020–21 academic year.

Early life and education R. Martin Chavez was born . He is a 10th generation New Mexican on his paternal side. His maternal grandparents were immigrants from Mexico and Spain. He went on to earn a PhD in medical information sciences from Stanford University. and served as its chief technology officer from 1989 to 1993. He served as its deputy chief financial officer until May 2017, when he succeeded Harvey Schwartz as its chief financial officer. He was a member of Goldman Sachs' Hispanic/Latino Network and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network.

In May 2021, Chavez announced joining Sixth Street Partners, a global investment firm, as vice chairman and partner. Previously, he served on the board of directors of PNM Resources, Inc., and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). A passionate patron of the Arts, his board membership includes the Friends of the High Line, the Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Santa Fe Opera.

Since retiring from Goldman Sachs, Chavez has taken a board observer seat in the early cancer detection and Synthetic Biopsy company Earli, and a Board seat and active role in the AI-driven biomedical technology startup Paige. He also joined the board of directors Recursion, a digital biology company industrializing drug discovery.

Chavez was elected president of Harvard University's board of overseers for the 2020–21 academic year. He was elected to the Board of Directors of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in 2021.

Personal life Marty resides in New York City and is the father of two.