Where did Tom Sherwood go to school?

Tom Sherwood studied at Princeton University (A.B., Cum Laude); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (M.B.A., Business/Finance).

Tom Sherwood

Investor

Co-Chief Operating Officer & Head of Business Development at Magnetar AI Ventures

Greater Chicago Area

About

Tom Sherwood is Co-Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development at Magnetar, where he leads business development, capital formation, and new strategy execution, and oversees Risk Management, Market Executions, and Liquid Strategies Operations. He joined the firm in 2013 from Barclays Capital, where he was a Managing Director in Fixed Income Sales, having previously worked at Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch in fixed income sales and trading roles. He holds a BA in Political Economy from Princeton University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Experience

MagnetarCo-Chief Operating Officer & Head of Business Development, Partnercurrent2025 — present
MagnetarHead of Business Development2013 — 2025
Barclays Investment BankManaging Director / Director2008 — 2013Boston, MA
Lehman BrothersSenior Vice President2004 — 2008Boston, MA
Merrill LynchDirector / Vice President1999 — 2004Boston, MA
Goldman SachsSummer Associate1998New York, NY
Merrill LynchVice President / Associate / Analyst1993 — 1997New York, NY

Skills & more

Bloomberg1Financial Markets15Institutional Clients2Credit Derivatives19Derivatives18Credit1Fixed Income8Hedge Funds11Capital Markets6Structured Products1Investment Banking2Equities4

+11 more

Alternative InvestmentsHedgingEmerging MarketsTradingEquity DerivativesBondsStructured FinancePrivate EquityAsset ManagementFinancial StructuringPortfolio Management

From Tom's professional profile.

Colleagues at Magnetar AI Ventures

Alan Shaffran

Senior Portfolio Manager, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Amira Amin

Chief Operating Officer, Liquid Strategies at Magnetar AI Ventures

Barbara Bernstein

Chief Human Resources Officer, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

David Snyderman

Managing Partner and Global Head of Alternative Credit and Fixed Income at Magnetar AI Ventures

Devin Dallaire

Head of Products, Quantitative Investing, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Erik Falk

Head of Strategy, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Hayley Stein

Chief Compliance Officer at Magnetar AI Ventures

Jeff Harris

Chief Risk Officer at Magnetar AI Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Sherwood?: Tom Sherwood is Co-Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development at Magnetar, where he leads business development, capital formation, and new strategy execution, and oversees Risk Management, Market Executions, and Liquid Strategies Operations. He joined the firm in 2013 from Barclays Capital, where he was a Managing Director in Fixed Income Sales, having previously worked at Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch in fixed income sales and trading roles. He holds a BA in Political Economy from Princeton University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Where does Tom Sherwood work?: Tom Sherwood is Co-Chief Operating Officer & Head of Business Development at Magnetar AI Ventures.
Where did Tom Sherwood go to school?: Tom Sherwood studied at Princeton University (A.B., Cum Laude); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (M.B.A., Business/Finance).