Todd Walters

Todd Walters is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Spearhead.

Mr. Walters has over 25 years of experience in the alternative investment management industry working in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He has spent much of his career focused on sourcing alternative investments for institutional and sophisticated investors globally as well as providing capital services for investment managers.

In 2008, Mr. Walters founded New Vernon Financial LLC, a predecessor to the acquisition of Spearhead Capital, LLC. Prior to founding New Vernon Financial LLC, Mr. Walters was a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch within the Hedge Fund Development and Management Group servicing the alternative investment needs of both private and institutional clients.

Before joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Walters was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, where he held several roles globally, including as the Head of US and Asia Hedge Fund Coverage for Prime Services based in New York and London.

In 2002, Mr. Walters established and co-managed Arden Asset Management’s London office, where his responsibilities were for international (Asia and Europe-based) hedge fund manager research, manager selection, and firm marketing. Prior to Arden, Mr. Walters was a Vice President with Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage in Hong Kong and London where he focused on Sales & Marketing as well as Capital Introductions. Mr. Walters started his career with Wurfbain Management (1996-2000) in Hong Kong managing Asian Capital Holdings, a fund of hedge fund solely dedicated to Asian trading strategies.

Mr. Walters holds a BBA in Finance, Investments, and Banking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.