Cliff Goins IV

Biography

Cliff Goins IV has served as an investor in private companies. Goins previously co-founded Scaleup and held roles at Northern Trust Asset Management, serving as COO of an early-stage fintech acquisition and as head of strategy for the firm's $1 billion business unit. Goins earned an MBA in finance and strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS in accounting from Florida A&M University. Goins wrote Minding the Wealth Gap (2025).