Executive Vice President - New York Office
Mr. Towbin joined Stephens Inc. in October 2001. In 2006, he was
promoted to Executive Vice President. From January 1, 2000, to
November 2001, he was Co-Chairman of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, and
from 1995 to 1999 was Senior Managing Director of that firm. From
January 1994 to September 1995, Mr. Towbin was President and CEO of
the Russian-American Enterprise Fund (a U.S. government-owned
investment company with headquarters in Moscow and New York, and
offices in Khabarovsk in the Russian far east). He was later Vice
Chairman of its successor fund, The U.S. Russia Investment Fund.
From January 1987 until January 1994, Mr. Towbin was co-head of
Technology Investment Banking of Lehman Brothers, and from 1959 to
1987 was Vice Chairman and a Director of L.F. Rothschild,
Unterberg, Towbin Holdings Inc. and its predecessor companies. Mr.
Towbin received his BA from Dartmouth College in 1957. He serves on
the Board of Globecomm Systems, Inc. and Intertrust Technologies
Corporation (a private company owned by Sony, Philips and Stephens
Inc.)
Expertise: Technology; Consumer: Sector Focus; Special Situations
Phone: (212) 891-1720
Email: rtowbin@stephens.com