R. Michael Shanahan
Chairman Emeritus
Capital Research and Management Company
Mike Shanahan is chairman emeritus of Capital Research and Management Company,
which serves as the advisor to The American Funds. He is also chairman of the executive
committee of The Capital Group Companies Inc. Clients of subsidiaries of The Capital
Group Companies have assets of over $1 trillion. Additionally, Mr. Shanahan is vice
chairman and a director of the Investment Company of America; vice chairman
and a director of AMCAP Fund; and a director of American Funds Distributors and
Capital Strategy Research. He is a portfolio counselor for several mutual funds within
the American Funds family.
He received a BA from Stanford University in 1960 and subsequently spent three years
in the U.S. Navy as a junior officer. He joined Capital in 1965 as a financial analyst after
receiving an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Shanahan has served as a trustee of Harvey Mudd College since 1992 and was
chairman of the board of trustees from 1998 through 2006. He currently serves as
chairman of the executive committee.
He is a member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts.