Cory Carlesimo

Cory Carlesimo, a Philosophy major turned Wall Street executive, built a decades-long career as a servant leader, business builder and change agent. He spent most of his finance career at Merrill Lynch before holding similar senior leadership roles at Deutsche Bank and Susquehanna Financial Group. Carlesimo specialized in creating disruptive businesses and reimagining best-in-class franchises. Together with his wife Carrie Shumway, Carlesimo co-founded Culture Quotient, a mission-driven consulting firm committed to elevating organizational culture and leadership. The youngest of Pete and Lucy Carlesimo’s ten children, Carlesimo comes from a celebrated New York sports family— making Prospect HQ a natural step in his career journey. Carlesimo is a graduate of Fordham University.