TO CRE
ATE A
STRIK
ING IM
PACT
OUR
VALUES
To create a striking impact for our clients and society at large with a truly entrepreneurial team of independent thinking personalities.
The center of gravity of an open universe of know how. Advising clients in strategy, transaction, performance and transformation. Stern Stewart & Co. is the independent strategy boutique.
Thinking business, economics, policy and technology with key leaders. Acting as an entrepreneur and empowering people in Africa. The Stern Stewart Institute is a think tank and social entrepreneur.
Taking entrepreneurial risks with equity based fees, minority and
controlling stakes. Stern Stewart Industries is an active investor.
New York
City blood
in our veins
OUR
ROOTS
New York City blood in our veins – home is all over the World
Stern Stewart & Co. was founded in New York City in 1982 by Joel M. Stern and G. Bennett Stewart III, focusing on value-based management. After strong growth across the world from Latin America to Africa and Asia, it was the European office that evolved the brand to a broad strategy boutique that – once more – spread all over the world. However, the spirit of New York City still runs in our veins. Flat hierarchies and a can-do attitude are values that drive our success. The sky is the limit and things are always possible until proven otherwise.
OPEN
UNI
VERSE
OF KNOW-
HOW
OUR
APPR
OACH
Consulting from the center of gravity in an open universe of know how.
To truly advise, you need someone who gets the big picture. To master compexity, it is forbidden to get lost in the woods of specifity. The must: Standing - and therefore being able to think – genuinely out of the box.
It is no longer enough, to be the expert for one industry or topic. Embodying wide industry expertise with intensive project experience is key for innovative ideas. Rigourously independent thinking shapes our work.
And we dare to admit that the most advanced knowledge to the client’s specific problems is not necessarily within our very own company. But is found in our outstanding network of experts.
VALUE
CREATION
FOR
PRIVATE EQUITY
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ENTRE
PRENEUR
SHIP AND
EMPOWER
MENT
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OUR
INSTI
TUTE
The Stern Stewart Institute is a think tank and social entrepreneur. Thinking business, economics, politics and technology with key leaders. Acting as an entrepreneur and empowering people in Africa. The Stern Stewart Institute has a long and successful track record of initiating, financing, managing and owning many projects in Africa. Members of The Stern Stewart Institute actively contribute to the advancement of each project – including extended assignments on-site. The latest project of The Stern Stewart Institute & Friends is the Burkina Institute of Technology.
CHATHAM
HOUSE
RULES
OUR
THINK
TANK
We connect leaders. With our Institute, taking place every September at Schloss Elmau. Over the last 20 years, it has become the most influential think tank amongst senior business leaders taking place in Germany. All discussions take place under Chatham House rules. Participation is limited to 200 personally invited guests. Entrepreneurs, CEOs, head of states, start-ups and board members of multinational companies.
OUR
IMPACT
IN
AFRICA
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OUR
AFRICA
PROJECTS
A NextGen university leaving behind the colonial heritage of the existing education system. A nucleus for the entire university system of Burkina Faso. And a nucleus for an eco-system of technology start-ups.
The Burkina Institute of Technology: To educate a new generation of leaders. BIT ranked #1 university in Burkina Faso.
8 schools such as the Lycée Moderne de l’Amitié for 850 girls or the spectacular Lycée Schorge.
Enabling thousands of women to start a vegetable garden and teaching 5,000 women to read and write - each year.
Producing 150 tons of honey with 3,000 farmers.
We invest our own money and count on the support of friends. All work by us is done honorary and 0% of all funds are used for administration.
INVESTING
IN
GROWTH
Meet Stern Stewart Industries
STERN
STEWART
INDUSTRIES
We take risks when others hesitate: Stern Stewart Industries is the investment umbrella of Stern Stewart & Co. funded by the active partners of Stern Stewart & Co.
Now headquartered in Munich, Stern Stewart Industries was initiated by our own management buy-out of New York based Stern Stewart & Co. in 2003.