MICHAEL SHAY, CFA

Mr. Shay is the Manager of Investment Operations and Chief Compliance Officer of Strategic Value Bank Partners.

Mr. Shay has more than 10 years of experience in investment management and finance. Prior to joining Strategic Value Bank Partners, Mike was a Senior Research Analyst with Key Private Bank’s Multi-Strategy Research team, which is responsible for identifying and analyzing investment opportunities across all asset classes. Mike had a particular focus on third-party manager research and due diligence efforts related to the U.S. equities and alternative investments platforms. Prior to the Multi-Strategy Research team Mike was a Senior Analyst at Key Bank with corporate finance and corporate strategy responsibilities that spanned the entire Institutional Bank, with a particular focus on industry coverage groups within the Investment Bank. Prior to joining Key Bank, Mike was a Senior Analyst with Strategic Value Bank Partners where he supported all aspects of the investment process across the firm’s privately-held & publicly-traded community bank investments. During his time as a Senior Analyst Mike also served on the board of directors for Coastal Bank & Trust. Mike began his career at PNC Bank. Prior to joining Strategic Value Bank Partners, he was a Portfolio Manager at Hawthorn, PNC Family Wealth, where he was responsible for managing ~$850 million of client capital by executing customized asset allocation and investment strategies.