Steve Portas

Steve Portas is the President and Chief Compliance Officer at Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC, based in New York. He oversees strategic direction, firm-wide compliance, and operational leadership, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards while managing day-to-day business functions. In these roles, he drives both the investment firm's growth initiatives and compliance culture across its diverse asset management activities.

Portas’s expertise spans capital markets and asset management, with a particular focus on securities and portfolio compliance. Under his leadership, Wellington Shields serves a range of clients across public and private investment vehicles; however, public records do not specify that he directly manages particular sectors such as equities, fixed income, or alternatives. His primary contributions are in executive management and regulatory oversight within the investment management sector.

He joined Wellington Shields in 2011 as Vice President of Compliance, advancing to Chief Compliance Officer and eventually President. Steve Portas earned his degree from Villanova University and is recognized for sustaining high standards of governance and regulatory integrity within the firm.