# Jonathan Sherry

> Jonathan Sherry is the CEO and co-founder of Alium, a New York-based buyer intelligence platform that replaces pay-to-play analyst ratings with structured, AI-analyzed interviews from real enterprise practitioners. A Columbia MBA and Penn engineering grad, Sherry previously co-founded CB Insights alongside Anand Sanwal - building it from a near-shuttered startup in 2009 into the venture industry's premier market intelligence platform with 250+ employees and eight-figure revenue. Alium, which operated in stealth for four years before publicly launching in January 2025 with $7M in seed funding from Greycroft and Primary Venture Partners, has already conducted 1,000+ in-depth vendor performance interviews with decision-makers at companies including Walmart, Nike, Marriott, and Spotify.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Alium
- **Organizations:** Alium, CB Insights, Collage Group, Wavecrest Growth Partners, Pilot Growth Equity, American Express, Towers Perrin Risk Capital, Deloitte
- **From:** Freehold, New Jersey, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, MBA in Finance, Columbia Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded CB Insights with Anand Sanwal and grew it to 250+ employees and eight-figure ARR over 11 years as COO, Built CB Insights inbound demand generation engine producing 30,000+ new monthly leads, Co-launched Merrill Lynch-MBNA credit card joint venture reaching 100,000+ clients within eight months

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Graduated from University of Pennsylvania with B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
- **1999-2004** — Senior Consultant at Deloitte, advising major financial institutions including Merrill Lynch, MBNA, and Deutsche Bank. Co-led a Merrill Lynch-MBNA credit card joint venture reaching 100,000+ clients in eight months.
- **2004-2006** — Completed MBA in Finance at Columbia Business School.
- **2006-2007** — Senior Consultant at Towers Perrin Risk Capital in risk advisory and financial services strategy.
- **2007-2008** — Manager, Chairman's Innovation Fund at American Express - helped pioneer a $50M fund investing in disruptive payment-adjacent businesses. Met future CB Insights co-founder Anand Sanwal here.
- **2008** — Left American Express to co-found CB Insights with Anand Sanwal, just before the Global Financial Crisis.
- **2009** — CB Insights nearly shut down. Survived by doing hedge fund consulting and manually aggregating venture funding data from ~30 blogs using spreadsheets.
- **2008-2021** — Co-Founder & COO of CB Insights, growing the company to 250+ employees, eight-figure revenue, and 30,000+ inbound leads per month. Served as Board Member from 2015 onward.
- **2020** — Founded Alium (in stealth) with Alexandre Testu, an early CB Insights engineer.
- **2021** — Departed CB Insights; joined as Operating Advisor at Wavecrest Growth Partners and Portfolio Advisor at Pilot Growth Equity.
- **2022** — Joined Collage Group as Board Member.
- **2024** — Alium partnership with The Martech Weekly (TMW) announced July 1, delivering intelligence to 65+ countries.
- **2025-01** — Alium publicly launched with $7M seed funding from Greycroft and Primary Venture Partners.
- **2025-02** — Alium released the A-List Report ranking the 20 most highly rated marketing and ecommerce tech vendors based on 700+ practitioner interviews.

## Achievements

- Co-founded CB Insights with Anand Sanwal and grew it to 250+ employees and eight-figure ARR over 11 years as COO
- Built CB Insights inbound demand generation engine producing 30,000+ new monthly leads
- Co-launched Merrill Lynch-MBNA credit card joint venture reaching 100,000+ clients within eight months
- Pioneered American Express Chairman's $50M Innovation Fund - AmEx was recognized by Fortune as 'Most Admired for Innovation' during this period
- Founded Alium in stealth in 2020 and publicly launched in January 2025 with $7M seed from Greycroft and Primary Venture Partners
- Alium A-List Report (2025) based on 700+ in-depth practitioner interviews became a defining resource for enterprise tech buyers
- Built Alium buyer network to 500+ decision-makers from Fortune 1000 companies including Walmart, Nike, Marriott, Spotify, and JetBlue
- Ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain (1999)

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Alium released the A-List Report 2025, ranking the 20 most loved marketing and ecommerce tech vendors based on 700+ structured practitioner interviews. Top-ranked vendor: Gorgias.
- **2025-01** — Alium publicly launched after four years in stealth with $7M seed funding from Greycroft and Primary Venture Partners.
- **2024-07** — Alium announced a partnership with The Martech Weekly (TMW) to deliver vendor intelligence to 65+ countries.

## Links

- Website: https://alium.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathansherry
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jonathansherry

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Last updated: 2026-06-30