Leadership

Russ Hutchinson was appointed chief financial officer of Ally Financial in July 2023. In this role, he is responsible for oversight of Ally’s finance, accounting, capital markets, treasury, investor relations, supply chain, and modeling and analytics functions.

Prior to joining Ally, Hutchinson served as chief operating officer for global mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., after holding the position of chief strategy officer, where he oversaw mergers and acquisition (M&A), strategy and innovation.

Earlier, he spent two decades working in Goldman’s Investment Banking Division, advising clients in the financial services sector – including Ally. Hutchinson began his career as an associate consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in its Toronto office.

Hutchinson is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Studio Museum in Harlem. He is also a member of the Council on Chicago Booth, which advises leadership at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Hutchinson was a Canada Scholar and earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from Queen's University in Canada and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.