Marcus Shaw

AltFinance

Marcus K. Shaw
President & CEO, AltFinance

Marcus K. Shaw is the President & CEO of AltFinance, a national nonprofit organization focused on strengthening the talent pipeline in the alternative investment industry by introducing career pathways to HBCU students. Under his leadership, AltFinance has developed the flagship Fellowship program immersing undergraduates at over eight HBCUs in multi-year investment-focused career development. He has also overseen the distribution of over $6 million in scholarships and capacity-building grants and spearheaded the launch of the AltFinance Institute in partnership with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to AltFinance, Shaw served as CEO of The Company Lab (CO.LAB), where he developed and led strategies to advance startups and drive economic development in southeast Tennessee. He also held key leadership roles at Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), leading business development and expanding corporate partnerships.

Shaw’s career in equity research and investment management included roles at Bank of America, Piedmont Investment Advisors, and Capitol Hill investment firms, where he led investment research and portfolio management teams. He started his career as an engineer at IBM. He holds an MBA from Duke University and dual bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Georgia Tech and Morehouse College.