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.
Mr. Barker joined Stephens in 2023 as a member of the firm’s Capital Solutions Group. Prior to joining Stephens, Mr. Barker worked at Houlihan Lokey in its New York restructuring group where he focused on complex restructurings across a variety of industries and jurisdictions, advising companies, lenders, and other stakeholders. Mr. Barker began his career as a leveraged finance analyst at Key Bank, later working at RW Baird as a high yield and distressed debt desk analyst. Mr. Barker received an MBA from the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University and a BBA in Finance from Kent State University.