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Kurt Hoofnagle
Managing Director
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Technology, Media & Telecom
We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.
We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.
The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.
Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.
We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
Managing Director
Mr. Hoofnagle joined Stephens in 2013. He was most recently the Head of ThinkEquity's Communications and Enterprise IT Infrastructure banking practices. Previously, Mr. Hoofnagle covered the Communications and Enterprise IT Infrastructure sectors at RBC Capital Markets, JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Hoofnagle has more than 15 years of investment banking experience. Mr. Hoofnagle was awarded an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a B.A. in Economics.