
Matthew Sheehan


Early in my life, I developed a habit of working hard to accomplish my goals. Like most kids growing up, I had the dream of playing professional baseball. While I did not reach my dream, I was fortunate to earn a Division I baseball scholarship to attend South Dakota State University. Before going to South Dakota State, I worked part-time at In-N-Out Burger, attended school full-time at a local Junior College, and practiced baseball for 3-4 hours a day. Needless to say, this intense schedule helped me develop the traits needed to manage my business in today's fast-paced environment.
After completing my MBA in 2012, I joined Morgan Stanley's Menlo Park office. I've spent my entire career focused on helping successful Silicon Valley founders, executives, and entrepreneurs with their private wealth management needs. Most of the wealth in the valley is generated from equity compensation, and my focus is helping these clients strategize how to diversify and what structures or entities optimize their net earnings. My goal is to develop long-lasting, personal relationships with a select group of families and their kids, and help them implement effective investment strategies to navigate the capital markets, focus on tax-efficient investing, and advise them on all aspects of their financial life.
My team, Cornerstone Group Silicon Valley, consists of 4 advisors and 5 associates. We built a generational team with the focus on being able to help the parents, kids, and grandkids for many decades. What differentiates me and my team is our laser focus on the client experience, ensuring we're involved in every financial decision, and aligning our clients with the best resources within Morgan Stanley.
Awards:
• 2023-2025 Forbes' Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: High Net Worth
• 2022-2025 Forbes' Best-In-State Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisor
• 2022-2024 Forbes' America's Top Wealth Management Team: High Net Worth (2024: #15 Nationally; #1 in California)
• 2024-2025 Barron's Top 250 Private Wealth Management Team
• 2023-2025 Forbes' Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams (#1 in Northern California)
2023-2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2023-2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
2022-2025 Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State (formerly referred to as Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 1,000 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 500 Next Generation Wealth Advisors)
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2022-2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
2022-2024 Forbes America's Top Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2022-2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of year the award was issued.
2024-2025 Barron's Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams Source: barrons.com (Awarded May 2024-2025). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month time period concluding in Dec of year prior to the issuance of the award.
2023-2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2023-2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of year prior to the issuance of the award.








