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David Shaw

Limited Partner at D. E. Shaw & Co.

No current adviser or broker registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

David Shaw is Limited Partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., a New York investment adviser managing $213B. David Shaw has passed 5 licensing exams.

Role at D. E. Shaw & Co.

Title on Schedule A
Limited Partner
Control
David Shaw is a control person of D. E. Shaw & Co.
Ownership
The filed direct ownership band is 50% to 75%.
Tenure
David Shaw has held the filed role since December 1992.

The firm

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
New York, NY

Form ADV filed 14 August 2026

$213B AUM23 clients526 advisers5 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed Series 27 · 1989
  2. Passed Series 7, Series 63, Series 24 and Series 3 · 1988

Registrations and exams

No current adviser or broker registration. David Shaw has passed 5 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 638 August 1988
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 2730 August 1989
Name
Financial and Operations Principal Examination
Series 248 August 1988
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 327 December 1988
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 716 July 1988
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
David Elliot Shaw
CRD
1557735
Firm
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
Registration status
No current adviser or broker registration
Firm bio
deshaw.com

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Background

David E. Shaw founded D. E. Shaw in 1988. The firm says he remains involved in certain higher-level strategic decisions and devotes most of his time to computational biochemistry research as chief scientist of D. E. Shaw Research. Official firm biography

Common questions

Where does David Shaw work?

David Shaw has been Limited Partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. since December 1992, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 14 August 2026

Does David Shaw have a current investment-adviser registration?

David Shaw has no current investment-adviser or broker registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has David Shaw passed?

David Shaw has passed 5 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 24, Series 3 and Series 27. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in July 1988.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at D. E. Shaw & Co.

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1557735. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., filed 14 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. D. E. Shaw & Co. team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with David Shaw or D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.