Ilan Kaufthal

Ilan Kaufthal is the Vice Chairman of Stonecourt Capital. Mr. Kaufthal also serves as the Chairman of East Wind Advisor and brings over 30 years of experience as an investment banker and senior corporate executive. From 2008 until 2013, Mr. Kaufthal served as Senior Advisor for Irving Place Capital. Until 2008, Mr. Kaufthal was a Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Bear, Stearns & Co and prior to joining Bear, Stearns in 2000, he served for 13 years as Vice Chairman and head of mergers and acquisitions of Schroders & Co. Preceding Schroders, he was with NL Industries and served as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kaufthal is the Chairman of IDB Bank NY and serves on the Board of Directors of Tronox Ltd. and Macsteel Ltd. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Jerusalem Venture Partners Media Fund, and is a Trustee of the Russell Berrie Foundation. He is the Chairman of the Board of the American Friends of Bezalel and a member of the Board of Visitors at Columbia University Medical Center. Mr. Kaufthal holds an MBA from New York University and a BS from Columbia University.