bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə pˈɛŋɡwɪnz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ʃˈɛɹoʊ wʌz ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚ fˈɜːst fɚðɪ ˈɑːɾɐwə sˈɛnəɾɚz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd ðˈɛn fɚðə nˈæʃvɪl pɹˈɛdəɾɚz fɹʌm ðɛɹ ˈɛntɹəns ˌɪntʊ ðə lˈiːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
Before joining the Penguins in 2006, Shero was an assistant general manager first for the Ottawa Senators from 1993 to 1998 and then for the Nashville Predators from their entrance into the league in 1998 until 2006.