Alison Shimada

Alison Shimada is an associate portfolio manager and product specialist of the Emerging Markets team. She served as a senior analyst covering the EMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa) region for three years at Wells Capital Management. She joined Wells Capital Management in October 2003 after serving as an investment officer of the University of California Regents-Office of the Treasurer. She began her responsibilities at Wells Capital Management as the head of equity research for the developed markets (EAFE) international equity team and a senior investment analyst for Japan and Australia/New Zealand. Her investment career began in 1985 and she has served as a portfolio manager specializing in Malaysian equities at Commerce Asset Fund Managers and as senior equity analyst covering Japanese securities at Fidelity Investments Japan. Alison received her bachelor’s degree in political economies of industrial societies from the University of California at Berkeley. She earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.