Don Casturo
Founding Partner & CIO | Quantix Commodities | Former Goldman Sachs Partner
"Gold market analysis and institutional commodity trading expertise from 20 years at Goldman Sachs"
Biography
Don Casturo is a founding partner and Chief Investment Officer at Quantix Commodities, bringing over 26 years of experience in commodity markets to the role. His career is most notably defined by a two-decade tenure at Goldman Sachs, where he rose to the position of Partner within the firm's storied commodity group. During his time at Goldman, Casturo held several senior leadership positions, including Head of Commodity Trading for all of EMEA from 2015 to 2018, Global Commodities Chief Operating Officer, and manager of the Global Investor Products Desk from 2007 to 2013.
Casturo's deep expertise in gold and macro-commodity markets has positioned him as a leading voice on the structural shifts occurring in global reserve assets. He is a proponent of gold's expanding role in the global financial system, frequently discussing how de-dollarization trends and persistent central bank buying are fundamentally changing the way gold trades relative to other assets. His analysis focuses on gold not merely as a safe-haven asset, but as a core portfolio protector in an evolving monetary landscape.
As an active commentator on commodity markets, Casturo has shared his insights through prominent industry platforms, including the Smarter Markets Podcast and the Greenwich Economic Forum. His perspective is particularly valued for its blend of institutional trading experience and macroeconomic analysis, offering investors a nuanced view of how geopolitical uncertainty and central bank policy drive commodity demand. Casturo entered commodity markets in 1995 and has since developed a reputation for understanding the intersection of physical commodity flows and financial market dynamics.
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"Gold is protecting investors' portfolios in ways that traditional assets cannot, and de-dollarization is fundamentally changing how gold trades relative to other assets."
— Smarter Markets Podcast - Gold for the 21st Century Series
"There is room to run from here as gold's trajectory could see it reach 50% and higher of global reserves, transforming it into the top reserve asset."
— Commentary on gold becoming the world's No. 2 reserve asset
Key Works
In-depth podcast discussion on gold's role in portfolio protection, drivers of gold market performance, and how de-dollarization is reshaping gold's relationship with other asset classes.
Analysis of gold's historic rise past US Treasuries to become the world's top reserve asset, with commentary on the trajectory toward 50% or higher share of global reserves.
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