Sherrese Clarke Soares is a visionary two-time Founder & CEO having spent over 20 years in corporate finance, capital markets, investment banking, and private equity.

Sherrese founded HarbourView Equity Partners in 2021 with a vision to create a next generation private equity firm focused on the entertainment and media space to help shape, impact, and influence culture.

Leading a team of 30+ business and entertainment professionals while overseeing a diverse portfolio of premium content across the entertainment and media sectors, HarbourView has amassed roughly $1.45 billion in regulatory assets under management including over 70+ music catalogs and investments in two media production companies, MACRO and Mucho Mas Media. Most recently, Sherrese made a deal to finance a slate of Hip Hop biopics in partnership with Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios, Flavor Unit and Jesse Collins Entertainment, starting with a Queen Latifah biopic. This followed an investment in Usher’s 2024 concert film “Rendezvous in Paris.”

Prior to starting HarbourView, Sherrese founded Tempo Music where she served as CEO and Board Director. At Tempo, Sherrese formed a strategic partnership with Warner Music Group, brought on Providence Equity Partners to back the venture, and delivered an above average IRR for the investment class.

Previously, Sherrese was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, having spent close to 15 years in several roles at the firm and most recently leading the Entertainment, Media, & Sports Structured Solutions Platform, devising a cross-asset strategy focused on capital solutions for intellectual property. During her 10-year tenure, she managed the origination and execution of $85B+ in loan commitments for the firm and served as Deputy Chair of the Capital Commitment Committee. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Sherrese was one of the three founding senior leaders to develop the entertainment practice at CIT Group, overseeing a $1B portfolio across entertainment companies.

Sherrese has been recognized by Billboard as Top Power Player the last four years; Top Women in Music the last four years; Hip Hop andR&B Power Player the last three years; and was named one of Variety’s Women of Impact; one of the 100 Most Influential Women by Entrepreneur Magazine; Inc. Magazine’s Women of Influence; Billboard Change Agent; and Buyouts Class of 2022 Women in PE. She received Billboard’s Trailblazer Award at the Grammy Week Power 100 in 2023 and was recognized as one of Hollywood’s top Dealmakers in 2024 by Variety.

Sherrese received a B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She is a board member of Planned Parenthood Federation of America where she serves as Treasurer and Chair. She is also a board trustee at Carnegie Hall and spent 11 years on the board of the Counsel of Urban Professionals.

Headquartered in Newark, NJ, HarbourView Equity Partners is a multi-strategy, global investment firm focused on investment opportunities in the entertainment and media space. We focus on equity and equity-related investment opportunities supported by several factors including long-duration revenue streams, resilience to broad economic downturns, and iconic intellectual property that withstands the test of time.

HarbourView is a long-term investor in content with an industrial platform that licenses, optimizes, and strives to enhance and protect the legacy of premium IP.

At HarbourView, we believe creators deserve a seat at the table creatively and economically, owning their narrative and maximizing value for all.