Sherrese Clarke Soares

Sherrese Clarke Soares is the founder & CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused on esoteric investment opportunities in the entertainment & media space. HarbourView Equity Partners entered into a strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management in October 2021 to invest up to $1 billion in music royalties and related entities.

Prior to starting HarbourView, Clarke Soares founded Tempo Music, where she served as CEO and Board Director. At Tempo, she formed a strategic partnership with Warner Music Group, brought on Providence Equity Partners to back the venture, and delivered an above average internal rate of return for the investment class. Prior to founding Tempo, Clarke Soares was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, having spent close to 15 years in several roles at the firm, most recently leading the Entertainment, Media, & Sports Structured Solutions Platform and devising a cross-asset strategy focused on capital solutions for intellectual property.

Clarke Soares holds a BS in finance from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She serves as a board member for Evoqua Holdings and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, where she is the Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. Additionally, she is a board trustee at Carnegie Hall. Clarke Soares has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including Billboard's 2021 Change Agent, the Class of 2020-2022 Women in Music awards, the 2022 Power List, and the Buyouts Class of 2022 Women in Private Equity.