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Ian Shea

Senior Vice President, Managing Director

Ian joined the firm 2016 and is Managing Director of Acadian Asset Management (U.K.) Limited. Prior to his current role, he served as Director of Business Development for the firm’s EMEA region. Before joining Acadian, Ian headed the equity research team at Bfinance.

In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the firm’s equity manager searches, monitoring manager performance, and leading the development of the equity research process. Previously, Ian worked in investment management research roles at both Mercer and Schroders. Ian received a B.A. (Hons) in economics and geography from Exeter University.

Ian is a CFA charterholder and member of CFA U.K. He also holds the CAIA charter and is a member of CAIA Association.

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