Stu writes literary thrillers with important sociopolitical themes. His new novel, A Real Collusion, will be released on April 1, 2026. www.arealcollusion.com and can be pre-ordered on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5K3BJ1K . His prior novel, The Organ Broker, was published by Skyhorse Publishing (distributed by Simon & Schuster) in May of 2015 and shortlisted as a finalist for the Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime writing. www.theorganbroker.com
He was the drummer and primary songwriter in Channeling Owen, an indie rock band in the late 1990s. The band was featured on hundreds of college radio stations, had a song on an episode of Dawson's Creek (when it was the biggest television show in the world) and was also featured in a six-page story in Forbes along with Blink-182. www.channelingowen.com
Stu is also the Founder & Managing Director of Green Circle Capital, investing in technology that improves the manner in which we make or distribute food, and also providing investment banking and advisory services for exceptional growth-stage and lower middle market health & wellness companies. From 1990-2005 Stu worked at major Wall Street firms (including Paine Webber and Oppenheimer & Co.). In 2006 he founded Snow Beverages to make a natural soda, and served as the company's CEO for six years. At Snow Stu raised millions in early-stage financing and sold in the product line to Whole Foods, Super Target, Stop & Shop and many other leading retailers and distributors. He has been featured on the WPIX morning news, on the cover page of the money section of the NY Daily News, in a six-page article in Forbes ASAP, in Crain’s NY and Timeout NY Kids (with his twins.) Stu has also been mentioned in the NY Post, Metro NY, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and been a speaker at NY Entrepreneur Week, Bevnet Bootcamp, Baruch, Columbia U., Pace, and the Stern School at NYU.
