8 Goldman Sachs employees who jumped ship to lead fintech startups

Falling technology costs and layoffs during the financial crisis created a boom in financial startups after 2008, but increasingly workers are willingly leaving top firms to join the world of financial technology, or fintech.

Goldman Sachs is often seen as top of the tree when it comes to finance, but even their employees are jumping ship to join startups that are upending the way finance works.

Scroll down to see top Goldman Sachs alumni who are now leading lights in the world of fintech.