Jamie Forseth

Jamie Brooke Forseth has held leadership roles across U.S. public finance, defense, and diplomacy. 

Today she is head of research and business strategy at Tower Bay Asset Management, an alternative asset manager specializing in the U.S. municipal bond market, where she leads municipal credit analysis as well as policy and macro research. Her prior public finance roles include head of credit research at Whitehaven Asset Management and credit strategist on Goldman Sachs’ municipal bond trading desk. Away from financial markets, she served as the director of global strategy and senior advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon where she provided policy guidance on space, military modernization, global alliances, and personnel in alignment with national defense objectives. Previously, she was the Ambassador’s personal chief of staff at the U.S. Embassy in Finland.

Ms. Forseth earned four Bachelor’s degrees in political science, violin performance, English literature, and integrated studies (Polish) as well as a Master’s degree in political theory from Arizona State University. She also holds an MBA from Yale School of Management. She recently completed the 29029 Everesting endurance hiking challenge ascending the vertical height of Mount Everest (29,029 feet) in under 36 hours.