Stefan M. Selig, Managing Partner

Stefan M. Selig is an accomplished banker and senior executive who has served in prominent leadership roles in both the private and public sectors. Throughout his career, Selig has earned a reputation as a trusted counselor known for his strategic and financial expertise and judgment.

In 2017, Selig founded BridgePark Advisors LLC to provide personalized advice to a select group of CEOs, boards of directors, and institutional and high net worth investors on business strategy, mergers and acquisitions, financing, restructurings, corporate governance, activism and litigation.

Selig served as President Obama’s Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce from 2014-2016, where he headed the International Trade Administration, a bureau of 2,200 trade and investment professionals in 75 countries. As one of our nation’s most senior commercial diplomats, he was responsible for increasing the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promoting trade and investment, and working with foreign governmentsto improve the global business environment and led in the development of U.S. trade policy. Selig also served as the Executive Director of the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board;sat on the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government's development finance institution; was a Commissioner for the Congressional Executive Commission on China; and, was the Executive Director of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa.

Before joining the Obama Administration, Selig was the Executive Vice Chairman of Global Corporate & Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he built and maintained critical client relationships at the CEO and board level. During his 15 years at the bank, he also was Vice Chairman of Global Investment Banking; Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions with responsibility for Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Global Financial Sponsors Groups; Chairman of the Fairness Opinion Review Committee; and, a Member of Risk and Reputation and New York Market Committees.

Prior to Bank of America, Selig held various senior investment banking positions on Wall Street. He was Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for UBS Securities; an original member of Wasserstein Perella & Co.; and began his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at The First Boston Corporation in 1984.

Selig is a Board Director of Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), an S&P 100 company and a global leader in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destinations; Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE) which acquires, owns, manages and capitalizes ground net leases, where he is Lead Director; Drive DeVilibiss Healthcare, a manufacturer of medical products controlled by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Marelli Holdings Co., a leading global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in Japan and controlled by KKR; and Wellness Pet Company, the largest North American based independent branded premium natural pet food company controlled by Clearlake Capital Group.

Previously, he was Chairman of the Board of Venator Materials PLC (NYSE: VNTR), a global specialty chemicals company; a Manager and Member of the Special Committee of Carvana Co. Sub LLC, the onlineonly used car retailer; and was a Board Director of Consolidated Precision Products, a leading manufacturer of complex aerospace systems, components and subassemblies, controlled by Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners; Hunter Lane, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD); Thrasio Holdings, Inc., a consumer goods company controlled by Silver Lake and Advent International; Apex Tool Group, LLC, one of the largest manufacturers of professional hand and power toolsin the world, a portfolio company of Bain Capital; Nordic Aviation Capital, the world’slargest regional aircraft leasing company; 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEAM) a boron and lithium company withU.S. government Critical Infrastructure designation; Vyaire Medical Inc., a leader in respiratory diagnostics, ventilation, and anesthesia delivery and patient monitoring, a portfolio company of Apax Partners; Chief1 Holdings, LLC, a direct subsidiary of Enlivant Holdings, LP, a premier assisted living company controlled by TPG Capital and Sabra Health Care REIT; Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE: ETM), one of the top two radio broadcasters in the U.S.; Array Holdings Corp., a retail merchandising company controlled by the Carlyle Group; and, was a Disinterested Director of certain subsidiaries of Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE: GPOR), an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

Selig also was a Founder and Chairman of Rotor Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ROT) which, in September 2021, merged with Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation (Nasdaq: STRC), a leader in highly dexterous mobile industrial robotics systems.

He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, The Economic Club of New York, the Bretton Woods Committee and the Atlantic Council Councilors Program. Selig previously served on the boards of directors of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Services for the UnderServed, which supports individuals and families facing challenging situations.

Selig is a graduate of Harvard Business School (MBA), Wesleyan University (B.A., Economics), and the London School of Economics and Political Science (General Course)