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About
Sona Gohel is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Davidson Kempner, where she oversees teams including Corporate Real Estate, Finance, Global Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology and Transformation Management. She joined the firm in 2025 and previously served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Engineering at Goldman Sachs. She holds a B.S. from St. John's University.
Experience
- Davidson Kempner Capital ManagementChief Operating Officercurrent2025 — present
- Goldman SachsManaging Director Technology2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Goldman SachsManaging Director, Executive Office, Chief of Staff to the President & COO2021 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Goldman SachsManaging Director, Executive Office2018 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- Goldman SachsManaging Director, Global Banking and Markets2003 — 2018New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
Financial AnalysisAnalytical SkillsDerivativesProject Management12Program Management6Operations Management6Risk Management10Funding9Currency1Fixed Income20Structured Products9Investment Banking9
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Colleagues at Davidson Kempner
Adam Perilman
Managing Director, Long/Short Credit at Davidson Kempner
Alex McMillan
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer at Davidson Kempner
Alexis Pourchet
Operating Partner, DK Hawthorne at Davidson Kempner
Alison Horton
Managing Director, General Counsel at Davidson Kempner
Ambrish Singh
Managing Director, Asian Corporates at Davidson Kempner
Andrew Tan
Partner, Structured Credit at Davidson Kempner
Anthony Gonzalez
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer at Davidson Kempner
Avram Z. Friedman
Executive Officer at Davidson Kempner
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sona Gohel?
- Sona Gohel is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Davidson Kempner, where she oversees teams including Corporate Real Estate, Finance, Global Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology and Transformation Management. She joined the firm in 2025 and previously served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Engineering at Goldman Sachs. She holds a B.S. from St. John's University.
- Where does Sona Gohel work?
- Sona Gohel is Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Davidson Kempner.
- Where did Sona Gohel go to school?
- Sona Gohel studied at St. John's University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business (Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance).
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