From Middlebury to Wall Street: A Fireside Chat with Tom Michaud ’86, Pres. & CEO of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

Please join the Center for Careers and Internships, the Student Investment Committee, and Middlebury Women on Wall St. (MiddWow) for a career conversation with Tom Michaud ’86.
Tom Michaud serves as President and CEO of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, an investment bank specializing in the financial services sector. Since joining the firm in 1986 as a credit analyst in the firm’s training program, he has spent 35 years building the KBW franchise and leading many of its businesses. Tom co-led the firm’s rebuilding efforts following 9/11 and in 2006 co-led KBW’s IPO.

Tom was named Chief Executive Officer in October 2011, taking direction of all business lines in the United States and Europe. Under Tom’s leadership, KBW has become the nation’s premier investment bank to the financial services industry. The company is regularly recognized for its leadership in mergers & acquisitions, capital raising, and equity research. Tom maintains strong personal relationships with leading industry executives, policy makers, and institutional investors and has been instrumental in executing many of KBW’s largest transactions.
In February 2013, Tom led the firm’s merger into Stifel Financial Corp. KBW is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel and Tom serves as Senior Vice President and a member of Stifel’s Institutional Group Management Committee.

Tom is a member of the Board of Directors of MyGoodDeed, the nonprofit organization that established and leads the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance (“9/11 Day”), the nation’s largest annual day of charitable engagement. He also serves on the Board of the Foreign Policy Association of New York and the Advisory Board of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Tom is a graduate of Middlebury College where he studied Economics and played baseball. Early in his career, Tom attended night school and earned an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business..

**This event will be moderated by Sam Sullivan ‘23