News Home Financial Tech Fintech Advice Pay Student Share on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInShare on TwitterShare on FacebookCopy article link Tech Citi's global head of AI joined in September and has just gone again bySarah Butcher4 hours ago 2 minute readTechCiti's global head of AI joined in September and has just gone again 20 Apr 2026 comment icon0 comments like icon0 likes Where is Shobit Varshney? Not, it seems, at Citi. Which is curious, given that it wasn't long ago that he arrived. 💥Follow us on WhatsApp for news alerts.💥Varshney was Citi's global head of AI. He arrived seven months ago from IBM and was lauded by Citi COO Anand Selva as an "incredible addition to the team" by virtue of his leadership, vision and "deep experience driving major AI transformations at large organizations." Now Varshney is understood to have taken all those things on his way.He didn't respond to a request to comment for this article. A spokesperson for Citi said: "Shobhit Varshney has decided to leave Citi for personal reasons. We thank him for his contributions and wish him well. Our talented team remains focused on driving the development and implementation of AI tools and solutions that drive business growth, improve client and colleague experience, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency."Varshney spent 13 years at IBM and so is not in the habit of flitting around.His disappearance comes as Citi prepares for an investor day in May when it's promised to talk at length about its plans for permeating AI throughout the organisation. New Citi CFO Gonzalo Luchetti said earlier this month that the bank is likely to end 2026 with fewer people than it began, as structural efficiencies relating to the technology start to bite. Have a confidential story, tip, or comment you’d like to share? Contact: +44 7537 182250 (SMS, Whatsapp or voicemail). Telegram: @SarahButcher. Signal: sarahbutcher.22  Click here to fill in our anonymous form, or email editortips@efinancialcareers.com. Bear with us if you leave a comment at the bottom of this article: comments are moderated intermittently by human beings. Sometimes these humans might be asleep, or away from their desks, so it may take a while for your comment to appear. You must take sole responsibility for comments you post on this site. We will take reasonable steps to weed out anything that we consider to be offensive or inappropriate.AUTHORSarah Butcher Global EditorLikeCommentShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInShare on TwitterShare on FacebookCopy article link Share a comment on this topic Sign up to Morning Coffee!The essential daily roundup of news and analysis read by everyone from senior bankers and traders to new recruits. Subscribe Boost your careerFind thousands of job opportunities by signing up to eFinancialCareers today.Get startedRecommended Articles Newly promoted 29-year-old Goldman Sachs MD escapes to hedge fund Millennium Morning Coffee: 48-year-old Citi rates trader unable to workout during war. The man with the worst job in hedge funds Citi seems to be cutting more expensive people as data transformation remains a sticking point Morning Coffee: Hedge fund gardening leave and the $100m+ job offer. Deutsche Bank's richest ex-trader passed over by Google Morning Coffee: Goldman Sachs' highest paid traders made a mistake. Hedge funds are back and need top PMs more than ever Top Articles "When you work for a bank, you're no more than a disposable number on a spreadsheet" Citi's global head of AI joined in September and has just gone again Rising hedge fund paying $1m in London hired an ex-Balyasny quant A Japanese bank has lost many members of its credit trading team "My quant team is falling apart because of my new manager and his fantasy KPIs" Recommended Jobs Operations Analyst - Hedge Fund - £100-150k TC Mondrian Alpha Recruitment Solutions London, United Kingdom Programme Manager - 12 month FTC Chaucer Group London, United Kingdom Quant Traders, Quant Researchers and Junior Quant Researchers – Multiple Desks | New York, London, Singapore BAH Partners Singapore Senior AI Quant New York, United States Risk Manager (mid to senior level) Mesarete Capital London, United Kingdom Project Manager HSBC London, United KingdomRelated articlesTechRising hedge fund paying $1m in London hired an ex-Balyasny quant 20 Apr 2026 comment icon 0 like icon0 Tech"My quant team is falling apart because of my new manager and his fantasy KPIs" 20 Apr 2026 comment icon 0 like icon1 TechGoldman Sachs and Citi are hiring AI talent from outside banking 16 Apr 2026 comment icon 0 like icon0 TechHumble quant with exquisite tastes seeks $250k researcher for fun times 16 Apr 2026 comment icon 0 like icon0 Sign up to Morning Coffee!The essential daily roundup of news and analysis read by everyone from senior bankers and traders to new recruits. Subscribe