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An athlete and National Honor Society member at Heritage, Marc Shaw, class of 88, continues to enjoy his friends from the Heritage football team and remains in contact with several of them. He entered college after high school and then began his journey on a “road less traveled” to eventually meet with success. You could say that Marc was a “late bloomer.”
Marc decided to join the work force in 1993, twelve credits short of graduation from UF. He first worked in the restaurant industry in Savannah, Georgia, and then New York. Marc moved back to Florida in early 1995 and was an assistant general manager of an indoor flea market in Miami. In 1996, he moved back to New York City without a job, but landed one as a temporary administrative assistant in the US Equity team at JPMorgan Asset Management. Eventually, he found a permanent job there. Over time, he moved up the ladder, but was told that to get farther up, he needed to complete his degree. He was able to finish his B.S. Degree at the University of Florida and his ascension up the corporate ladder gained speed.
Marc is currently a client portfolio manager in the Global Multi Asset Group at JPMorgan Asset Management. He works from their office in London and is responsible for supporting JPMorgan’s multi- asset portfolios that sell throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America. This includes helping their sales team sell the strategies and keep existing clients.
Marc is married to wife,Elizabeth (Lizzy) and has three beautiful children, son Wylie (6 years old), daughter Liliana (5 years old) and son Quinn (2 years old).JP Morgan moved Marc and his family to London in 2008. Marc states, “We love London; it is a great city to live in. Plus I have had meetings in 20 countries in three years, which is pretty cool! We plan to stay here in the immediate future, but would one day like to move back to the states as my kids get older. Who knows? Maybe one day they will attend Heritage.” He admits to having two hobbies, “ My primary hobby has been to support my son as he has become a huge soccer fan. My other hobby is traveling the world and eating great local food and wine during my journey.”
In addition to enjoying European cuisine, Marc has developed a real appreciation for the continent’s history. He was amazed that his neighbor’s cottage is 600 years old! His family and he stayed there for a time. Marc and his youngest son stayed in the newer part of the house, which was added (only) 400 years ago.
Apparently, Marc’s journey on “the road less traveled” landed him in a good place. |
