About
Marc Sharpe is Founder and Chairman of The Family Office Association, a peer network for single family offices established in 2007. He serves as Strategic Advisor to Group RMC and Mercury Fund, and as Operating Partner with Satori Capital, focusing on private equity and real estate investments. Sharpe teaches an MBA course on entrepreneurial family offices at Rice University and Southern Methodist University, and holds degrees from Cambridge University, Oxford University, and Harvard Business School.
Experience
- The Family Office AssociationFounder & Chairman | Private Peer Networkcurrent2007 — presentUnited States
- Group RMCStrategic Advisor | Real Estatecurrent2025 — presentNew York | Texas | Montreal
- Mercury FundVenture Partner | Venture Capitalcurrent2026 — presentHouston, TX
- Satori CapitalOperating Partner | Private Equity & Alternative Investmentscurrent2019 — presentDallas | Fort Worth | Houston
- IVY EB5Chief Executive Officer | USA Investment Visa Program2016 — 2022USA | India | South Africa | UAE | Latam
- Private Investment FirmManaging Director | Family Office Investment Platform2013 — 2015Houston | New York | San Francisco
- SigmaBleyzer Private EquityExecutive Director | International Private Equity2009 — 2013Houston | Kiev | Budapest | Astana
- Galapagos Partners, L.P.Portfolio Manager | Single Family Office2006 — 2009Houston, TX
- Goldman SachsVice President | Global Investment Bank2005 — 2006New York | London | Hong Kong | Texas
- Dell, Inc.Strategic Business Manager | SMB & Consumer Marketing2001 — 2005Austin, TX
- Protege GroupVice President | International Venture Capital1999 — 2001London | Palo Alto
- LJH Global InvestmentsVice President | Single Family Office1998 — 1999New York | Naples, FL
- Wasserstein PerellaFinancial Analyst | International Investment Bank1994 — 1996New York | London | Warsaw | Bucharest | Kiev
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business Administration1996 — 1998
- University of OxfordM.Phil, Management Studies1991 — 1992
- University of CambridgeM.A., Management Science1988 — 1991
Skills & more
Real Estate Transactions1Real Estate1Real Estate Financing1Real Estate DevelopmentCorporate Venture CapitalPrivate CreditCapital MarketsBoard of Directors5Private EquityVenture Capital99Strategy99Due Diligence99
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ValuationInvestmentsAlternative InvestmentsCorporate DevelopmentInvestment BankingFinancial AnalysisEmerging MarketsStrategic PlanningEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentManagementLeadershipLanguages English
- Advanced Private Wealth Management — CFA Institute
- Private Equity and Private Credit Investments — CFA Institute
- Private Markets and Alternative Investments — CFA Institute
- Series 63 - Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination — NASAA
- Series 7 - General Securities Representative — FINRA
From Marc's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mercury Fund
Adrian Barwinski
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrienne Miller
Investor at Mercury Fund
Aileen Allen
Partner at Mercury Fund
Alex Gras
Principal at Mercury Fund
Andreas Galliker
Chief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
Andrew White
Venture Partner at Mercury Fund
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Marc Sharpe work?
- Marc Sharpe is Senior Advisor at Mercury Fund.
Same school
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Also attended University of Oxford950
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,435
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