Was Dennis Shields on Billions?

'Billions' Season 4 Premiere Dedicated to Dennis Shields. The fourth-season premiere of Showtime's Billions was dedicated to the late Dennis Shields, a New York banker and ex of Real Housewives' Bethenny Frankel who died in August and was good friends with Brian Koppelman, who co-created the Showtime series.

What did Dennis Shields do for a living?

He Was the Chairman & Founder of Esquire Bank

Esquire Bank provides customized banking and business solutions to service those [in need].” In addition to being the founder of the company, Shields served as the executive chairman.

What happened to Dennis shield?

Bethenny Frankel is honoring the memory of Dennis Shields, her sometimes-boyfriend and long-term friend, on the first anniversary of his passing. Shields, a high profile banker, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose in his Trump Tower apartment in Manhattan last August ⁠— he was 51.