David Shaheen

Managing Director and Group Head for West Region & Entertainment Industries

J.P. Morgan Corporate Client Banking

THE LATEST: Shaheen was recently appointed co-chair of JPMorgan Chase's Market Leadership Team in Los Angeles. His mandate is to help support the firm's employees, customers, clients and communities in the market. He leads JPMorgan's Corporate Client Banking business in the West and oversees the entertainment industry for Commercial Banking. Shaheen's team has completed transactions with Lions Gate, MGM, Activision, Legendary Entertainment and Tyler Perry Studios.

BACKGROUND: Shaheen has led JPMorgan&s entertainment industry corporate client banking business since 2009. During his 25-plus-year tenure at the firm, Shaheen has worked across its corporate and investment banking platforms, specializing in highly structured financings as well as advisory assignments for intellectual property, content production and distribution companies. Shaheen holds an MBA from UCLA and a BA in economics from Boston College.

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