Eric H. Schless is a managing director in the Industrials Investment Banking group at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. With over 20 years of investment banking experience, he is head of the firm's transportation group and is based in New York.

Since joining the former Wachovia Securities in 2005, Eric has focused on developing new clients both domestically and abroad, with highlight transactions including numerous bookrun equity deals in global and domestic shipping, trucking and logistics; public M&A advisory assignments; and large leveraged transactions.

Eric previous investment banking experience includes stints at Bear Stearns & Co. and Schroders PLC, where he established and built their respective transportation practices.

Eric received a B.A. degree from University of Virginia and a J.D. degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law.