Head of Telecom, Media & Defense - Little Rock
Office
Mr. Crank joined Stephens in 2003 and leads
Stephens’ Telecom, Media, and Aerospace & Defense Investment
Banking practice areas. While at Stephens, he has worked on
M&A and capital markets transactions totaling more than $80
billion. Prior to joining Stephens, Mr. Crank worked in
strategic planning at Alltel and served as an Armored Cavalry
Officer in the U.S. Army after graduating from West Point. He
has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, where he was an
Austin Scholar and also holds graduate degrees in Economics from
Harvard University and Engineering from Northwestern
University. Chad serves on the boards of Clearwave
Communications, Optus Telecom, Republic Capital Access and the
MacArthur Museum of Military History.
Expertise: Telecom, Media
& Defense: Sector Focus: Services
& Equipment, Aerospace &
Defense
Phone: (501) 377-8134
Email: ccrank@stephens.com