From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Stein served as Co-Head of VentureBank@PNC and Media and Communications Finance at PNC Financial Services Group, where he was responsible for directing the delivery of PNC’s products and services to VentureBank’s high technology and emerging growth client base. These products included direct equity investments, credit products and leasing facilities for early and expansion stage companies, advisory services including M&A and private placements, and investments in venture capital funds.

Prior to joining PNC, Mr. Stein was President and Chief Operating Officer of TriNet Corporate Realty Trust (NYSE: TRI), a $1.8 billion real estate investment trust that was acquired by Starwood Financial Trust (now called iStar Financial) in late 1999. As President, he was responsible for leading the senior management team and overseeing strategy, operations, investment, and financial management.

Before joining TriNet in 1995, Mr. Stein held a number of senior investment and financial management positions with Westinghouse Electric, Westinghouse Financial Services, and Duquesne Light Company. While with Westinghouse Electric, Mr. Stein negotiated favorable outcomes in over 50 complex loan restructurings arising from the liquidation of Westinghouse Financial Services, and developed and executed a financial strategy which allowed Westinghouse to maintain access to capital despite a significant impairment in the value of its loan portfolio. At Duquesne Light Company, Mr. Stein developed and implemented a financial restructuring, which resulted in a tripling of the common stock price of that company.

Mr. Stein practiced law for eight years, specializing in financial transactions and litigation. Mr. Stein received his AB from Princeton University where he majored in Classics, his JD from the University of Pittsburgh and an MS with Distinction from the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon University.