Ms. Shea had a 35-year career in U.S. public finance in which she served as both a municipal advisor and investment banker working with state and local governments, not-for-profits and universities, in their issuance of municipal bonds. Ms. Shea served as the Managing Member of Columbia Capital Management, a national municipal advisory firm, since September 2013 until her retirement from the firm in April 2021. Prior to her tenure at Columbia Capital Management, Ms. Shea was an investment banker with several Wall Street firms, including serving as National Head of Public Finance at a division of ABN AMRO for five years.

Ms. Shea was an independent director and Audit Committee chair of the Professional Diversity Network from March 2019 until August 2024. Additionally, she serves on several not–for–profit boards, including the Joffrey Ballet and the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets Public Finance Advisory Council. Ms. Shea was a founding member of Women in Public Finance, a women’s professional organization founded in 1996, and has been designated a Board Leadership Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Ms. Shea holds a Cybersecurity Certification from the Private Directors Association.