# Adam Sherman

> Adam Sherman is a startup investor at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-sherman-55499711/

Adam Sherman is a startup investor at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Adam joined SMBC in 2008 as Group Head of the newly formed Public and Infrastructure Finance. North America. The PIF group is devoted to providing letters of credit and direct loans to the municipal finance sector in addition to underwriting direct loans for infrastructure and PFI/PPP project finance in North America. Through its SMBC Nikkoaffiliate, PIF also provides investment banking services including municipal bond underwriting, project bond underwriting and private placements to private sponsors and state and local governments. Over the past eight years, PIF, through its public finance platform, has provided municipal letters of credit, direct liquidity facilities and loan purchases totaling over $7.5 billion to variable rate municipal bond issuers nationally. The group’s infrastructure platform serves the debt financing needs of transport, water systems and social infrastructure sponsors doing business in the US and Canada. With a focus on construction loans, bridge loans, acquisition financing, mini-perms and performance related letters of credit, SMBC has over $1.5 billion of outstanding project debt exposure. As a global project lender, the group also supports the Bank’s significant presence in Latin America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Prior to SMBC, Adam worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. for twenty-three years in public sector and infrastructure finance as a Managing Director and departmental management committee member. Adam led over $25 billion dollars in infrastructure, housing, and municipal and federal sector financings as an investment banker and group head at Goldman Sachs. Adam earned an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He holds Series 24 (Securities Principal), Series 52 (Municipal Securities Representative). Series 79 (Investment Banking Representative), and Series 63 (State Securities) licenses.

## About Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation offers a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital, and other credit-related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries, and affiliates in the various businesssegments.It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.

5 contacts available at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Sherman | Group Head - Public and Infrastructure Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-sherman |
| Ellen Gentile | Vice President, Data Quality Manager, Director, Enterprise Data Quality | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ellen-gentile |
| Jun Miyagawa | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-miyagawa-5e82 |
| Kentaro Saito | Deputy General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kentaro-saito-d6be |
| Sieh Wai Yap | Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sieh-wai-yap |

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