Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has recognized Dan Michaeli, CEO and co-founder of Glia, the leading platform for intelligent banking interactions, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2025 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California.
Michaeli was selected by Goldman Sachs from a group of leaders across multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event. Founded by Michaeli alongside co-founders Justin DiPietro and Carlos Paniagua, Glia’s AI platform helps over 700 community and regional banking clients scale the personalized, mission-driven service that sets them apart. By using Glia’s AI agents to handle over 50% of interactions, financial institutions can free frontline teams from repetitive tasks and elevate their roles to focus on complex, empathetic, and relationship-building initiatives.
“I am incredibly honored by this recognition from Goldman Sachs, but this is truly a testament to the entire Glia team and the essential work we do,” said Dan Michaeli. “Our mission is to help build thriving communities through banking interactions, and this honor reaffirms that our AI for All approach is not only redefining the industry but is making a measurable difference for the hundreds of community banks and credit unions we serve.”
This recognition comes at a time of accelerating momentum for Glia, as the company grows its banking industry presence and scales its solutions to meet the growing demand for purpose-built AI technology. Recently announced at the company’s annual industry event, Interact 2025, the Voice Glia Virtual Assistant (GVA) now delivers more natural, lifelike AI voices with real-time responsiveness twice as fast as the next industry alternative—empowering community banks and credit unions to deliver stronger customer experiences at a scale only large financial institutions previously attained.
“We are pleased to recognize Dan Michaeli as one of the most exceptional entrepreneurs of 2025,” said David Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. “The Glia team have not only built a successful enterprise, they are redefining industry paradigms. This year’s Summit has brought together many of the best business minds to talk about harnessing the full potential of AI and building the next generation of businesses.”
In its 14th year, Goldman’s Builders and Innovators Summit is the can’t-miss gathering for Founders and CEOs of hypergrowth companies. Previous honorees have gone on to lead multi-billion dollar companies, both in the private and public markets. In addition to honoring the most exceptional entrepreneurs each year, the Summit consists of general sessions and clinics led by seasoned entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders, as well as resident scholars.
To learn more about Glia, visit glia.com.
About Glia
Glia is the leading AI customer interactions solution for banks and credit unions. Our platform unifies AI and human agents across every voice and digital interaction with our proprietary ChannelLess® Architecture. With Glia’s AI for All™, organizations solve the tradeoff between efficiency and experience by using AI to automate interactions, elevate agent performance, and transform reporting and insights for leaders.
Glia has been named a Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ company for five consecutive years and is certified as a Great Place to Work (with a 98% employee satisfaction rating). With an industry-leading 72 NPS score across over 700 organizations, the company has raised over $150 million in funding from top investors and was recently valued at over $1 billion. Learn more at glia.com.
About Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.
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