Mr. Shapiro joined City National Rochdale in 2014. He performs equity research for the dividend and income strategy, including client portfolios and the City National Rochdale Dividend & Income Fund.

Mr. Shapiro has more than 20 years of experience in investment research and analysis and financial services. Prior to joining CNR, he held senior analyst positions covering consumer and other sectors at a few long-short equity hedge funds. Before moving to the buy side, Mr. Shapiro was an equity research associate at Lehman Brothers. He also spent five years in investment banking and business development roles, working on corporate partnerships, restructurings, capital raisings, and acquisitions.

Mr. Shapiro received his MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School. He also received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BA in Sociology from the College of Arts of Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, both cum laude.

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