David Stemerman | |
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| Born | David Israel Stemerman 1968 (age 56–57) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (MBA, JD) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Joline Leibowitz (m. 1997) |
| Children | 5 |
David Israel Stemerman (born 1968) is an American businessman and the Chief Executive Officer of CenterBook Partners, a prominent hedge fund with over $1.5 billion in assets. A member of the Republican Party, he was a candidate for Connecticut governor in 2018, but was eliminated in the primary.
Stemerman was born in the suburbs of Boston [ where? ] in 1968, the son of Dr. Michael Stemerman and Judith Ann Linn. [1] His maternal grandfather was the son of a Polish immigrant, wallpaper hanger in Newark, N.J. His paternal grandfather drove a delivery truck. His father was the first college graduate in the family and went on to become a doctor. [2]
Stemerman attended public schools in Newton, Massachusetts. He then attended Yale University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, summa cum laude . He then attended Harvard University, receiving his Master of Business Administration degree with distinction from Harvard Business School, and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude , from Harvard Law School. [3] [4]
Stemerman's first job was a legal firm. He went on to work in finance and it was at Lone Pine Capital hedge funds that he decided to start on his own business. [2]
On March 5, 2018, Stemerman announced his run for governor of Connecticut as a Republican in the 2018 election. [5] On August 14, he lost the primary, placing third with 18.3% of the vote behind financial executive Bob Stefanowski and Danbury mayor Mark Boughton. [6] [7]
Stemerman is currently married to Joline Leibowitz, with whom he has five children. The couple was originally married on October 25, 1997. [8] They currently live in Greenwich, Connecticut. [9]