Shannon Nelson
InvestorPartner at Emmeline Ventures
New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Shannon Nelson is a Limited Partner at Symphonic Capital and previously served as Senior Investment Stewardship leader at BlackRock, where he led North American stewardship coverage representing approximately $2.5 trillion in public-equity client exposure across technology, consumer, and communications sectors. His career spans public markets, central banking, and institutional sales, including roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York supporting monetary policy analysis and securities lending operations, as well as advisory work with multinational corporate and public pension plans on investment strategy. His focus areas include governance quality, management incentives, leadership development, and how boards and management navigate technological change and regulatory environments.
Experience
- Symphonic CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Emmeline VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
- BlackRockDirector, Investment Stewardshipcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York
- Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkTreasury Markets Trader / Markets & Policy Analysis2016 — 2019
- Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkIntern, Policy & Financial Markets2015Greater New York City Area
- BlackRockAssociate, Institutional Sales2009 — 2014New York, New York
- Sponsors for Educational OpportunityFellow2008
- Management Leadership for TomorrowFellow2007 — 2008
- LEAD Program in BusinessResident Advisor2007
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2014 — 2016
- Duke UniversityBS, Economics2005 — 2009
Skills & more
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Fixed IncomeHedge FundsAlternative InvestmentsCapital MarketsInvestment ManagementETFsPension FundsInstitutional InvestmentsPublic SpeakingWritingMentoringConnecting PeopleLanguages English
- Executive Leadership — LinkedIn
- Management Accelerator Program — McKinsey & Company
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