Harold Sharon joined Clearbrook as a Managing Director in 2023. Harold is a highly experienced Global Investment Executive who specializes in private/venture capital, public equity markets and strategic financial consulting. With an impressive track record in portfolio management, Harold has achieved exceptional success and received recognition for his award-winning performance.
Most recently, Harold served as the CEO and Chief Investment Officer at Shetland Fund, LP, where he offered strategic investment advice, engaged in entrepreneurial principal investments, was a Board Director, and consulted on complex financial issues for top money-center banks, investment firms, sovereigns and large corporates.
Throughout his career, Harold has made significant contributions to the private and venture capital sectors. He has been involved in successful principal investments and played a crucial role in the growth of Indigo Books, currently the largest public bookstore in Canada. His expertise was instrumental in the industry sale of NetWorld Media to Rogers Communications, and he was a pre-launch, early investor in both Hansen’s Beverages, now Monster Energy Drinks and worth $60 billion, and Research In Motion, now Blackberry, whose value rose 40 times over his investment period.
Earlier in his career, Harold held a prominent position at Lord Abbett & Co., LLC, where he served as a Partner, Director of International Equity, and Global Investment Strategist. As the Founding Director of the Global Equity team, he managed two of the largest products, leading to over $6 billion in assets under management growth from 2003 to 2013. He also helped spearhead the creation of Lord Abbett China Asset Management, the first Sino/Foreign JV with a foreign firm as the largest owner.
Before joining Lord Abbett & Co., Harold worked as a Partner and Managing Director at Warburg Pincus & Co., where he led the Global Equity Group. Under his leadership, assets grew from $20 million to $7 billion in just five years, and peaked at $13 billion.
Harold began his career at Credit Suisse Asset Management, where he was an Investment Officer, and Portfolio Manager. He also interned at the Pentagon for the Department of Defense for 3 years. He honed his finance and investment skills while earning an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Harold also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science with high honors from the University of Rochester.
In his personal life, Harold prioritizes his family and resides with his wife and three daughters outside of New York City.