Board of Advisors

William A. Shea

William A. Shea, Jr., has been involved in finance for nearly fifty years. He founded a successful 1960’s hedge fund and is currently working to launch two new hedge funds. He is the son of William A. Shea, for whom New York’s Shea Stadium was named.

Mr. Shea began his career with Burnham & Co. in 1962, which later became Drexel Burnham. He went on to found Exchequer Associates, which he and his partner ran until 1970. After 1970, Mr. Shea became a private investor and financial advisor until formally retiring in 1989. Mr. Shea became familiar with ZAP through family connections in New York and expressed excitement in getting involved in electric transportation.

Shea Stadium was named after Mr. Shea’s father, William A. Shea Sr., (1907–1991), a New York lawyer and avid baseball fan who led the effort to bring the Mets to New York after the Dodgers and Giants moved West. Shea Stadium carried his name until its demolition in 2008. Mr. Shea is a graduate of Georgetown University. He lives in New York State, has two sons and four grandchildren.