Tom Tormey, Partner
Tom founded Alastar in 2022 following his retirement from Goldman Sachs where he was a Partner. Tom has over 20 years of investing and advisory experience across numerous industries and asset classes. At Goldman Tom ran various proprietary businesses, including Structured Finance Investing & Lending, Principal Funding & Investing and High Yield & Distressed Investing. Throughout his career at Goldman, Tom invested in and managed significant risk positions for the Firm and created innovative solutions for clients across numerous asset classes, including special situation credit and equity, securitizations, aircraft and aviation and commodities financing. Tom also managed restructurings of large risk positions for the Firm across various businesses. Tom joined Goldman in March 2008 as a Vice President, was named Managing Director in 2010 and Partner in 2014; he also served on the Structured Finance Capital Committee and the Global Markets Investment Committee while at the Firm. Previously, Tom was a lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell in the bankruptcy group where he focused on complex restructurings. Tom also served as a law clerk to two federal judges (SDNY and Second Circuit) and worked as a distressed analyst at UBS. Tom serves on the investment committee for Clongowes Wood College, his secondary school in Ireland where he grew up. Tom received a B.A. from Georgetown and a J.D. from Fordham (Law Review). Tom is a member of the New York Bar.
Education
B.A. - Georgetown University
J.D. - Fordham Law School (Law Review)