OUR TEAM
Market Leading Expertise
David McCormack
David McCormack is the Founder and CEO of DMC Partners. David began his career in London as an Institutional Equity Sales trader at Merrill Lynch and moved into executive search in 2001. He is one of the most influential recruiters globally working for a core group of Investment Banks and Hedge Funds.
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Areas of Focus: C-suite, Equity Markets, Investment Banking, Hedge Funds, Team Lifts and Acquisitions
Jane Thomas
Managing Partner
Jane Thomas is a Managing Partner at DMC Partners. She specializes in senior-level hires and team builds in Global Markets and Asset Management, primarily covering the Fixed Income space with a focus in Macro and Credit. Her credit specialties include High Yield, Leverage Loans, Distress, Structured Credit, Structured Finance, Private Credit, Insurance Solutions, and Emerging Markets primarily servicing Hedge Funds and Alternative Managers.
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Areas of Focus: Global Fixed Income
Alison Seanor
Partner
Alison is a Partner at DMC Partners. She has been in the hedge fund recruiting industry since 2004. Alison focuses on mid and senior level placements, primarily in the Hedge Fund and Asset Management industries. Alison has significant experience working with major Hedge Funds in building out sector focused teams within Long/Short Equity. She has also placed a wide variety of Credit focused investors, from high yield to structured products.
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Areas of Focus: Long/Short Equity Hedge Funds
Jason Snaider
Managing Director
Jason is a Managing Director with DMC Partners and joined the firm in 2024. He focuses primarily on mid and senior level placements within the Hedge Fund and Asset Management space. Jason has been in the executive search industry since 2004 and has successfully placed numerous investment professionals across long/short, event-driven, value-oriented, and credit hedge funds – ranging from Analyst level to Partners. In addition, he has significant experience partnering with clients in the private equity, long-only, and endowment space. Prior to joining DMC, Jason was a Managing Director at retained executive search firms focused on financial services.
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Areas of Focus: Long/Short Equity Hedge Funds
Cynthia Loomis Reich
Principal
Cynthia is a Principal with DMC Partners and joined in 2022, focusing on mid and senior level placements within Global Fixed Income. Prior to joining DMC, Cynthia was a recruiter at a global investment management firm, where she specialized in talent placements within research, trading, sales, and client services. Her earlier experience includes roles at Quotient Technology, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley.
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Areas of Focus: Global Fixed Income
Elizabeth Kelly
Consultant
Elizabeth is a Consultant at DMC Partners and has worked with the team since 2022. She focuses on mid and senior level placements within the Hedge Fund and Asset Management space. Her work spans across Credit, Fixed Income, and Long/Short equities.
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Areas of Focus: Global Fixed Income, Long/Short Equity Hedge Funds
Alan Canvan
Partner
Alan Canvan leads the research division and oversees the firm’s market intelligence and organizational mapping activities. He has over 15 years of experience in talent intelligence and mapping.
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Areas of Focus: Research, Talent Intelligence, People Analytics.
Marzena Saternus
Chief Operating Officer
Marzena Saternus is the COO at DMC Partners, focused on optimizing the integration of data, technology, processes, and people with business strategy and operational framework. She has 15+ years of experience in leading large-scale efforts to drive organizational growth and innovation, having successfully built out best practices, data strategies, and operations at world-class firms.
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Areas of Focus: Strategy, Operations, Technology, Innovation, Processes, People
Aric Ng
Principal & Research Manager
Aric Ng is a Principal and Research Manager in the New York office of DMC Partners. He is an experienced researcher and knowledge manager with two decades in the financial markets and (financial markets focused) executive search industries.
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Areas of Focus: Research, Data, Market Maps, Industry Reports
Alexandra Giamanco
Chief Administrative Officer
Alexandra Giamanco is the CAO in DMC Partner’s New York office, where she supports the Partners in their recruiting efforts. Previously, Alexandra was the Executive Assistant to CEO Jay Goldman at the independent investment manager, J. Goldman & Co., L.P. In addition to the high level of support she provided, she also acted as Firm Events Coordinator.
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Areas of Focus: Administration, Search Coordination, Research, Recruiting Liaison
Hayley Dillon
Assistant - Projects, Data, Knowledge Management
Hayley is an Assistant in the Projects, Data, and Knowledge Management arena at DMC Partners and has been in this role since 2023. She supports the firm’s research and recruiting initiatives. Prior to joining DMC Partners, Hayley was a Manager at Magic Hammer Events.
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Areas of Focus: Project Management, Research, Data