Wall Street Veterans Schick, Feeney Open Consumer Advisory Firm

Two veteran Wall Street analysts who began their careers together in the late 1990s have reunited to form a new advisory firm for consumer and retail companies and investors in those industries.

David Schick and Jonathan Feeney this week launched Optimal Advisory, based in New York and Washington, DC, with a board that includes hedge fund manager Glenn Krevlin; former Tapestry Inc. executive Andrea Shaw Resnick; and Mike Goss, who’s served as finance chief at Conde Nast International Inc., Sotheby’s and Bain Capital.

The pair will offer strategy and market analysis at a critical time for household brands, which are grappling with challenges including the ...