Cliff Schireson is the Director of Institutional Services. His responsibilities involve developing and servicing relationships with institutional investment consultants and advisors. Before joining Brandes, Mr. Schireson was a Managing Director at Weiss, Peck & Greer, where he was a Senior Relationship Manager and Fixed Income Product Specialist. Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager at ORIX USA. Prior to that Mr. Schireson worked in corporate finance at Citibank and Swiss Bank, specializing in private placements of debt and other high-yield securities with institutional investors. He earned his AB in economics from Stanford University and his MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Schireson has 30 years of investment experience.