John Levene to Join Clear Street New Role Leads Prime Brokerage Business

Goldman Sachs Alum Marks Latest Addition to Leadership Bench at Clear Street

New York, NY – February 19, 2025 – Clear Street, (“Clear Street”, “the Company”) a cloud-native financial technology firm on a mission to modernize the brokerage ecosystem, today announced that John Levene will join the firm in the role of Head of Institutional, which oversees the firm’s Prime Brokerage business, this Spring.

Levene joins Clear Street having spent over 25 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner for the last 14 years. During Levene’s time as Partner, he was a leader in the client service space and served as the Head of Global Banking and Markets Client Experience, Co-Head of Prime Services Client Experience and Head of Americas Prime Brokerage Client Franchise. He was responsible for developing Goldman’s digital service capabilities, consultancy offerings and new business support. Prior to joining Goldman, Levene worked at Salomon Brothers and Hambros Bank (now part of Société Générale).

In his new role, Levene will head Clear Street’s Prime Brokerage business, leveraging his deep expertise in building and managing prime brokerage platforms across the capital markets.

Edward Tilly, CEO of Clear Street, stated, “We welcome John to his new role, where his industry expertise and strategic mindset will be instrumental in advancing our mission to provide best-in-class technology and client service. He is a fantastic addition to our senior team, where his proven leadership across all facets of prime brokerage adds another layer of excellence to the organization. We are excited for the impact John will make as we continue to build the future of Clear Street.”