Dennis Shea, a former CIO and global head of Equity has been named to the board of directors for Affinity Investment Advisors, according to a recent announcement by Gregory R. Lai, principal and lead portfolio manager for Irvine, Calif. investment firm.
Shea has more than 25 years of investment experience serving in both the buy- and sellside including 23 years at Morgan Stanley, where he most recently served as Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Equity for Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
He has been a highly ranked sell-side analyst, led a top ranked domestic and Global Equity Research, Strategy and Economics Department and has overseen more than $300 billion in long only equities for clients, according to a press statement.
Dennis is a respected industry thought leader. Having him as a member of our advisory board gives us the opportunity to leverage his deep experience for the benefit of our firms growth and our clients success, said Lai.
He added, With the creation of an advisory board, we are able to maintain our nimble entrepreneurial culture while surrounding ourselves with a broad and diverse perspective on business and the economy. In this way we can better determine how our business and culture can evolve to respond to major industry and business trends.
