Director
Founder and Managing Partner
The Copia Group
Shundrawn A. Thomas is a professional investor and corporate executive with over 30 years of experience within the world’s leading financial services institutions. He is Founder and Managing Partner of The Copia Group (Copia), a private investment firm which provides bespoke capital solutions for lower middle market companies.
Prior to launching Copia, Shundrawn served as President of Northern Trust Asset Management, a leading global investment manager with then $1.3 trillion in assets under management and served as a member of the executive management group at Northern Trust Corporation. His executive roles included Head of FlexShares ETFs, President of Northern Trust Securities, and Head of Corporate Strategy. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Shundrawn worked at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in their sales, trading, and research divisions.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Florida A&M University and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a trustee for Rush University and for the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. In 2020, Shundrawn was recognized by Savoy Magazine as one of the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America. In 2021, he was named to ThinkAdvisor’s class of industry luminaries, and InvestmentNews honored him with a lifetime achievement award.
Shundrawn joined RGA's Board in 2022.