Tiara Shears
Dallas,TX
Summary
Vice President of Regulatory Engagement and Chief of Staff to the Goldman Sachs Bank USA Chief Risk Officer (CRO) with a proven track record of driving enterprise risk governance, regulatory strategy, and cross-functional execution. Expert in directing regulatory strategy across complex risk portfolios, managing critical relations with global regulators, and mobilizing large, cross-divisional teams to resolve complex institutional issues. Skilled in translating complex risk data into strategic insights for board members and executive leadership.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief of Staff to GS Bank USA CRO
Goldman Sachs
Dallas, Texas
07.2025 - Current
- Leadership & Strategic Advisory: Supervise and direct strategy for an organization of 220+ Risk employees; act as the trusted proxy and strategic liaison for the CRO to align organizational priorities, optimize headcount, and drive accountability across senior leadership teams
- Executive Communications & Board Administration: Direct the synthesis and contextualization of complex, multi-risk stripe risk data (Credit, Market, Finance, Operational, Sovereign) to co-author high-impact briefings and presentations for the Board of Directors, Board Chair, CRO, and executive committees, framing key risk trends and market capabilities for senior decision-makers
- Cross-Functional Execution & Stakeholder Management: Function as the primary central point of contact for 50+ key stakeholders across all risk stripes, Executive Office, and revenue (GBM, AWM, PWM) and control functions; drive organizational alignment by translating strategic objectives into actionable delivery plans across geographically dispersed teams
- Crisis Response & Escalation Management: Serve as the central coordination point for crisis management and rapid-turnaround responses during major tail-risk events (e.g., geopolitical conflicts); triage complex escalations and mobilize cross-functional leadership teams to mitigate systemic risks and accelerate resolution
- Enterprise Risk Governance & Policy Oversight: Direct the end-to-end review and update of core institutional risk governance documents, including the Bank’s Risk Appetite Statement Supplement aligning senior stakeholders to ensure rigorous compliance and policy consistency
- Regulatory Engagement: Central conduit for GS Bank USA supervisory exams and continuous monitoring across major federal and state agencies (including the FRB, FDIC, NYDFS, NFA, and FINRA); orchestrate cross-divisional risk leaders to synthesize complex regulatory requests and architect strategic briefings, talking points, and comprehensive materials for the Bank CRO's regulatory engagements
- Committee Leadership: Serve as Committee Secretary for the GS Bank Risk and Asset Liability Committee; partner directly with the Bank CRO, CFO, and Treasurer to architect the strategic agenda and orchestrate cross-functional governance across Legal, Treasury, Risk, and Controllers to ensure high-priority risk and capital topics are reviewed, communicated, and escalated effectively
Vice President - Regulatory Engagement
Goldman Sachs
Dallas, Texas
08.2021 - Current
- Regulatory Strategy & Examination Leadership: Direct the end-to-end strategy, execution, and readiness for regulatory examinations, remediation, and continuous monitoring conducted by global, federal, and state agencies (including the FRB, FDIC, NYDFS, SEC, FINRA, PRA, and ECB); mobilize upwards of 100+ cross-divisional stakeholders to ensure absolute regulatory alignment
- Regulatory Liaison & Relationship Management: Serve as the primary, trusted point of contact for dedicated supervisory teams; lead and facilitate monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual engagements and strategic briefings between global regulators and senior risk executives, including the Heads of Market, Credit, Consumer, and Operational Risk
- Credible Review, Challenge & Query Management: Project-manage institutional responses to complex regulatory inquiries, Requests for Information (RFIs), and continuous monitoring requests; exercise rigorous credible review and challenge across risk and revenue and control functions to safeguard firm consistency and drive appropriate responses
- Remediation Oversight: Oversee the end-to-end regulatory remediation of critical regulatory findings, MRAs, and MRIAs across Wholesale Credit, Market, Consumer, and Operational Risk; advise executive leadership on the architecture of sustainable corrective action plans and co-author supervisory response letters to global regulatory bodies
- Board-Level Reporting & Trend Analysis: Synthesize complex data on examination and requests activity, remediation, and evolving supervisory rules to design internal regulatory risk reports; deliver comprehensive executive-level briefings and metrics to senior management and Board Risk Committees tasked with governing the firm's regulatory footprint
Market Risk Analyst
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
Coppell, Texas
01.2019 - 07.2021
- Executed Risk Quarterly Studies analyzing trends in collateral, credit usage, and funding for Head of Market Risk, informing strategic decision-making
- Performed $1.15 billion Line of Credit (LOC) Agreement analysis and ensured Risk systems were in compliance; Presented all findings to senior management
- Collaborated with project management, business analysts, and application development teams to enhance risk systems, providing expert guidance on processes and workflows
- Conducted ad-hoc analysis on fixed income and equity portfolios for clients, encompassing concentrations, liquidity usage, and back and stress testing
Education
BBA - Accounting
Texas State University
San Marcos, TXSkills
- Regulatory Strategy & Remediation
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Relationship Building
- Influencing Skills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Risk Management & Governance
- Data Synthesis
- Executive & Board Reporting
- Organizational Alignment & Accountability
- Strategic Advisory & Executive Proxy
Accomplishments
- Goldman Sachs Associate Excellence Program: Selected as 1 of ~800 associates (from a pool of ~12,000), representing the top 7% of associates firmwide
Timeline
Chief of Staff to GS Bank USA CRO
Goldman Sachs
07.2025 - Current
Vice President - Regulatory Engagement
Goldman Sachs
08.2021 - Current
Market Risk Analyst
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
01.2019 - 07.2021
BBA - Accounting
Texas State University