Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan is Managing Director, Head of Digital Assets Solutions (DAS) at DTCC. In this role, which he assumed in March 2026, Tom has overarching responsibility for translating strategic priorities into solution design, detailed requirements and release plans. In addition, Tom aligns delivery with business objectives, develops platform and product strategy, collects and incorporates client and stakeholder feedback into design solutions and partners with other teams across DTCC on tokenization-related projects. Tom also leads a team of product managers and product owners who oversee client and market engagement, product development and commercial outcomes.

He joined DTCC in September 2025 as Managing Director of DTCC Digital Assets, where he was responsible for leading and facilitating the development of DTCC Digital Assets’ strategic objectives, driving critical projects and partnering with clients, regulators and market participants to advance the firm’s leadership in digital innovation.

Tom has over 20 years of experience in securities and banking, focusing on the intersection of operations and innovation. Prior to DTCC, Tom served as Managing Director at Société Générale in New York, where he was the Head of Business Development for Digital Assets and spearheaded tokenization and blockchain efforts for the firm in the Americas. Before that, Tom served in various operational roles at Société Générale, including securities settlements, collateral management, f/x and payments. Prior to Société Générale, Tom was the Head of Broker Dealer Operations at Commerzbank where he managed securities settlements, securities lending support, and asset servicing. With the merger of Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank in 2009, Tom coordinated the integration of the operational platforms of the firms. In addition to these roles, Tom has been an active member in several industry groups, including the Digital Asset Markets subcommittee of the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee where he worked to develop tokenization recommendations.

Tom graduated from New York University with BA in Economics and holds Series 7, 24,27, 63, and 99 registrations with FINRA.