# Keri Findley

> Keri Findley is the Austin-based founder, CEO and CIO of Tacora Capital, an asset-based private credit manager serving venture-backed and tech-enabled companies. A Columbia operations research graduate and former Third Point partner, she built a career in structured credit before founding Tacora in 2021. The firm began investing in 2022 and announced a $685 million second fund in July 2025.

- **Role:** Founder, CEO and CIO at Tacora Capital
- **Organizations:** Tacora Capital, Third Point LLC, Morgan Stanley, D.B. Zwirn & Co., EOS Partners, SuRo Capital, Firework Ventures, 8VC, Kilonova Capital
- **Education:** B.S. in Operations Research, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Built Third Point’s structured credit business after joining in 2009., Became a Third Point partner in 2016., Founded Tacora Capital with Peter Thiel backing its first fund.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began her career in ABS CDO research at Morgan Stanley; subsequently worked in sales.
- **—** — Worked at D.B. Zwirn and EOS Partners before Third Point; accounts differ on the sequence of these two employers.
- **2009** — Joined Third Point to build its structured credit business.
- **2016** — Became a partner at Third Point, according to the Colombier registration statement.
- **2017** — Left Third Point and moved to Silicon Valley.
- **2020** — Appointed senior managing director and senior investment committee member at Sutter Rock Capital, subsequently SuRo Capital.
- **2021** — Founded Tacora Capital.
- **2022** — Tacora began investing and announced a $250 million first close in March.
- **2025** — Tacora announced a $685 million Fund II close in July.

## Achievements

- Built Third Point’s structured credit business after joining in 2009.
- Became a Third Point partner in 2016.
- Founded Tacora Capital with Peter Thiel backing its first fund.
- Tacora raised $685 million for Fund II against a $500 million target in less than nine months, according to its July 2025 announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — On The Dart Board with Daniel Dart, described Tacora as a team of 12 and discussed deploying its second fund.
- **2026-03** — Discussed her career, founding decisions and $10 million to $50 million transaction range in an Arena interview.
- **2025-07** — Tacora announced a $685 million Fund II close.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tacoracap.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keri-findley-4a974a10a

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Last updated: 2026-10-16