Jeffrey T. Stevenson

Jeffrey T. Stevenson is the Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a private equity fund with over $2.8 billion in capital under management. VSS manages equity and Structured Capital funds dedicated to companies engaged in the media, communications and information industries. He joined the Firm in 1982 shortly after its formation and has been the head of its private equity business since its first investment in 1989. Mr. Stevenson serves as the President of each of the Equity Funds, approves all capital commitments, and directs the investment activities of the Equity Funds. Previously, Mr. Stevenson was Executive Vice President in charge of corporate finance at VSS, a department he founded.

Mr. Stevenson currently serves as a Director of Xtreme Information, Access Intelligence, Infobase Publishing, User Friendly Phone Books, Market Strategies, ITN Networks, TMP Worldwide, Medizine, Cambium Learning and Southern Theatres. Previously, he served as a Director of The Official Information Company, Centaur Communications, Birch Telecom, ITE Group, Pepcom, Yellow Book USA, Rifkin Acquisition Partners, Triax Midwest Associates, Broadcasting Partners Holdings, Spectrum Resources Towers, PJS Publications, Kansas Broadcasting Systems, B&B Merger Corporation, Cable Management Ireland, International Media Partners, Hughes Broadcasting Partners, Triax Southeast Associates, Canon Communications, Hanley Wood, De Telefoongids, Mediatel and Broadcasting Partners. Stevenson holds a Bachelors of Arts from Rutgers College.

Mr. Stevenson has delivered keynote addresses and contributed with insights to panels on a broad range of top-level and industry specific issues.  Those include, for example:

• Outlook and trends for private equity investing in the media market (EU/US)

• Fundraising and fund management. Managing LP relations

• Strategic development of portfolio companies.  Partnering with management

• Middle-market growth and differentiation

Mr. Stevenson has been interviewed by Fox Business TV, Bloomberg, CNBC, is frequently quoted in national business and trade publications, and presents regularly at national and international tier 1 industry conferences focusing on private equity and mezzanine financing.