Ty is a Senior Analyst in the Product Development practice at Cerulli, focusing on private markets. His role broadly includes assessing the opportunity for product line expansion, evaluating emerging product trends, assessing optimal pricing strategy, and understanding distribution and product positioning for investment products across retail and institutional channels. Relying on industry surveys and interviews with a wide variety of industry stakeholders, Ty seeks to deliver insights through Cerulli’s published research, consulting engagements, and presentations.

Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Ty held cross-functional roles covering both institutional and wealth management domains at firms such as iCapital, Mesirow, Morningstar, and Zurich Capital Markets. He also managed a multi-strategy fund and started his career in global macro trading at J.P. Morgan Chase in Istanbul. Ty held Series 3, 7, and 24 certifications with FINRA, and contributed to Forbes Magazine from 2018 to 2025.

Education

• The University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  Finance Degree, Cum Laude
• The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MBA
• Research Assistant to Tom Scheneeweis at CISDM, where CAIA program originated

Honors and Awards

• Frequently quoted in financial press includingThe Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, CNBC, and Business Insider
• Forbes writer between 2018 and 2025
• Alert aviation security agent licensed by ICTS International

• Alternative investment subject matter expert, spanning the full liquidity spectrum including private markets
• Asset manager strategy analysis
• Capturing crosscurrents among various markets and channels to identify actionable patterns
• Deep understanding of the defined contribution market, including the players, trends, and challenges