# Bob Diamond

> Bob Diamond is the New York-based founding partner and CEO of Atlas Merchant Capital and chairman of Hyperliquid Strategies. A former Barclays chief executive, he built his career in fixed income at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse First Boston before helping develop Barclays Capital. He founded Atlas in 2013 following his departure from Barclays during the Libor scandal, and now invests across financial services with partner David Schamis.

- **Role:** Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Atlas Merchant Capital LLC
- **Organizations:** Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, Hyperliquid Strategies Inc., Barclays, Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan Stanley, Colby College, Yale School of Management Council of Global Advisors, Council on Foreign Relations, Export-Import Bank of the United States Advisory Committee
- **Nationality:** American and British
- **Education:** BA in economics, Colby College, MBA, University of Connecticut
- **Known for:** Helped develop Barclays Capital into an international investment bank., Helped lead Barclays’ acquisition of Lehman’s North American business in 2008., Founded Atlas Merchant Capital in 2013.

## Career timeline

- **1973** — Graduated from Colby College with a degree in economics; the college identifies him as class of 1973.
- **1977** — Earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut.
- **1979–1992** — Worked at Morgan Stanley, initially in information technology and later in fixed-income trading, including European and Asian leadership roles.
- **1992–1996** — Held senior roles at Credit Suisse First Boston, including leadership of its Pacific business and global fixed income and foreign exchange.
- **1996** — Joined Barclays and subsequently helped build Barclays Capital.
- **2005** — Became an executive director of Barclays.
- **2008** — Helped lead Barclays’ acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ North American investment-banking business after Lehman’s bankruptcy.
- **2011** — Became group chief executive of Barclays in January.
- **2012** — Resigned as Barclays CEO on July 3 amid the Libor scandal; appeared before the Treasury select committee on July 4.
- **2013** — Founded Atlas Merchant Capital and co-founded Atlas Mara with Ashish Thakkar.
- **2014** — David Schamis joined Atlas as a founding partner to oversee private-equity investing.
- **2025** — Became chairman of Hyperliquid Strategies, whose business combination closed on December 2.

## Achievements

- Helped develop Barclays Capital into an international investment bank.
- Helped lead Barclays’ acquisition of Lehman’s North American business in 2008.
- Founded Atlas Merchant Capital in 2013.
- Received honorary degrees from the University of Connecticut in 2006 and Colby College in 2008.
- Serves as a life trustee and former chair of Colby College’s board.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Atlas led a minority equity investment in Edge Focus, announced August 12, to support technology, hiring and capital-markets expansion.
- **2026-07** — Appeared on CNBC on July 16 discussing banks’ internal use of artificial intelligence, as listed in Atlas’s news archive.
- **2026-06** — Atlas’s June 3 news entry featured his discussion of digitization in capital markets.
- **2025-12** — Hyperliquid Strategies completed its business combination on December 2; Diamond serves as chairman.

## Links

- Website: https://atlasmerchantcapital.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-diamond-3a8456312
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/rediamondjr

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Last updated: 2026-10-09