George F. Shipp, CFA®, Senior Managing Director, founded the CHOICE Asset Management team of BB&T Scott & Stringfellow in 2000 after serving for 18 years as a sell-side equity analyst within Scott & Stringfellow.  In January 2013, the CHOICE team integrated with Sterling Capital Management and was renamed as the firm’s Equity Opportunities Group.

George has investment experience since 1982 and is the lead portfolio manager for the Equity Income and Special Opportunities strategies and has been since their inception.

George received his B.A. in Biology from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.