Shawn Matthews

Shawn Matthews is an American businessman in the financial services industry and currently the chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co..

Matthews started at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. in 2005. He served in senior management roles prior to becoming CEO in 2009. His career began at Wertheim Schroeder & Co. in 1990. Since that time, Matthews was the managing member of West Side Capital, a broker-dealer, as well as the managing partner of Alchemist Capital Management, a hedge fund.

Matthews is a member of the board of directors of Autism Speaks and formerly the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Matthews received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Fairfield University and MBA from Hofstra University.