Paul Deighton has served as a member of Block's board of directors since May 2016. Mr. Deighton has served as Chairman of Goldman Sachs International and Goldman Sachs International Bank since April 2024. He has served as the non-executive Chairperson of The Economist Group since July 2018 and the non-executive Chairperson of Hakluyt Company Limited, an advisory firm, since January 2016. From March 2016 to December 2025, Mr. Deighton served as the non-executive Chairman of Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited, the owner of Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom.
From December 2012 to May 2015, Mr. Deighton served as Commercial Secretary to the Treasury and as a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and held various roles at Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Deighton holds a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University. He was selected to serve on Block's board of directors because of his financial and business expertise, as well as his international perspective and his government and regulatory experience.