ADAM B. STERN (Executive Producer) has enjoyed a fruitful career in financial services. In 1993, Mr. Stern began working on Wall Street selling convertible bond securities at Union Bank of Switzerland. Mr. Stern moved from UBS to Deutsche Bank in 1997. In this position, he excelled to become Head of US Convertible Sales. In 2001, Mr. Stern parlayed this breadth of experience and co-founded his own fund, AM Investment Partners. At AM, Mr. Stern's role was Chief Executive Officer and he immediately began structuring AM to reflect his strong belief that an asset management firm must be built on a robust foundation of investment infrastructure, risk management and client service. AM's diverse investor base included the most prestigious institutional, family offices, endowment, pension and fund of hedge fund investors, spanning the globe. In 2011 Mr. Stern joined Crescent Capital as a Managing Director, and in 2012 he was approached to join Aristeia Capital. The Founders of Aristeia were the original group that hired him in 1993 at UBS.
Stern currently leads the strategic development and marketing at the $2B fund. He has also served as a board member of the JCC in Manhattan, on the investment advisory board for the Rippowam Cisqua School (Bedford, NY), and as trustee for several philanthropic organizations. Mr. Stern attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and met Erika Aronson his wife of 18 years. They live in Malibu with their three children, two dogs, and two bunnies.