Stu has spent more than three decades in the Investment Banking industry, highlighted by serving as Managing Director of Global Equities and a member of the Board of Directors of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Stu also is the former Chair of the Board at SoundView Technologies. Previously, he was Chair of Autranet and a board member of DLJ International Equities. In addition, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Archipelago Holdings, First Call and LaBranche & Co. At DLJ Stu also served as Director of Research and before that as a research analyst for which he was rated an Institutional Investor All Star for eleven consecutive years. He currently serves as Chair of Amherst Partners and has been active with numerous early stage companies and charities as board member and/or adviser. Stu holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business from West Virginia University, where he is a member of the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni, chairs the School of Business Advisory Board and is the former Chair of the West Virginia University Foundation.