Stephen J. Rotella

As President of StoneCastle Partners, LLC, Mr. Rotella has direct responsibility for the day-to-day management of the company and setting its overall strategy and direction with the other partners of the firm. As Vice Chairman of StoneCastle Cash Management, LLC, Steve is responsible for strategic oversight of the firm and architecting the delivery and distribution of new products made available through various StoneCastle subsidiaries. Steve was previously Chief Executive Officer of StoneCastle Cash Management LLC, where he was instrumental in building the company’s cash management products and services and leading its acquisition strategy. Under his direction, the firm became an industry leader in delivering and administering cash management solutions for institutions and financial intermediaries while uniquely providing funding and liquidity programs to banks of all sizes.

Steve brings more than 30 years of strategic and operating leadership in banking and financial services to StoneCastle with extensive experience in retail and Internet banking, marketing, organizational development, product innovation, and large-scale operations management. He spent 18 years at JP Morgan Chase where he was a member of the Executive Committee and CEO of Chase Home Finance, the fourth largest home lender in the country.

Steve has been active in community organizations throughout his career with a keen interest in serving the underprivileged, boosting home ownership, and the arts. Steve is the Chair of the Board of Lift Communities, a national organization that is working to break the cycle of poverty for parents with young children and is a Trustee of the Orient Historical Society. He was previously on the Boards of The Seattle Foundation, ArtsFund, Youthcare, and Ballet Met. Steve lives in New York City, and holds a BA in Economics and an MBA in Information Systems/Finance from the State University of New York.