Gary Stewart's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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* Director of Wayra UK (cohorts of 20 for-profit businesses in which Telefónica invests as a minority shareholder) and Wayra UnLtd. (cohorts of 10 social ventures in which Telefónica and the British Cabinet Office invest as minority shareholders) * Former director of Wayra Spain, overseeing academies in both Barcelona and Madrid. Helped Spanish start-ups to raise more than $13 million (and counting) over the last 18 months. * Redesigned and relaunched IE Business School's accelerator for MBA students, and taught entrepreneurial management courses to MBAs. * Proactive entrepreneur. Co-founder of nuroa.com, an Internet start-up based in Barcelona, Spain that has raised over €4 million in financing. * Results oriented, highly creative, out-of-the-box strategic thinker with strong orientation toward understanding customer behaviors. * Yale-trained lawyer with first-class experience in top global law firms. Specialized in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. * Graduated magna cum laude (first honours), Phi Beta Kappa (National Honour Society) from Yale College. Was one of two Executive Editors at the Yale Law Journal.Director @ Wayra is Telefónica´s accelerator for digital start-ups in Europe and Latin America, which has invested in more than 325 start-ups over the last 2 years. I am the Director of Wayra UK (cohorts of 20 for-profit businesses in which Telefónica O2 invests as a minority shareholder) and Wayra UnLtd. (cohorts of 10 social ventures in which Telefónica O2 and the British Cabinet Office invest as minority shareholders). From February 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) London, United KingdomAssociate Professor / Entrepreneur in Residence; former Executive Director of the Venture Lab @ IE Business School is one of the world’s most prestigious business schools. * The Wall Street Journal ranked IE as the number 1 one-year MBA program worldwide (September 2009). * Forbes ranked IE number 3 of all non-US, 1-year MBA programs (September 2009). * The Financial Times ranked IE’s executive education program as number 2 in Europe and number 4 worldwide (May 2009). * BusinessWeek ranked IE as number 2 worldwide for non-US MBA programs. * The Economist ranked IE’s MBA program as 5th in Europe and 10th worldwide, ahead of Harvard, Kellogg and Wharton (September 2008). I teach entrepreneurship and law courses, and generally give feedback to student and alumni entrepreneurs about pitching, business plans, financing, etc. From 2009 to Present (6 years) Madrid Area, SpainCo-founder, a principal shareholder, CEO 2005 - July 2009 @ Nuroa Internet S.L is an Internet start-up that was founded in 2005 and has raised more than €3 million in public and private financing. The principal product is nuroa.com, a property search engine that is currently in 11 international markets. The Company has been recognized internationally by analysts from Silicon Valley, including: Red Herring 100 (as one of Europe’s 100 most promising companies); Innovate Europe (as one of Europe’s 35 most disruptive companies); and Essential Web (as one of Europe’s 50 most exciting mediatech companies). Career Highlights Identified the original business opportunity and prepared the initial business plan. Performed all executive tasks as the Company’s primary full-time employee during the first year of its existence. Investigated and contacted potential investors. Presented before analysts and international investors and media companies in London, Helsinki, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Paris and Barcelona. Spearheaded the Company’s business development and marketing teams. Achievements: * Launched in 12 markets. * Raised more than €3 million in public and private financing. From 2005 to Present (10 years) Executive Director @ From July 2011 until March 2014, I ran Wayra Spain, with academies in both Barcelona and Madrid. Our start-ups raised more than $13 million (and counting) over the last 18 months, and have raised rounds from funds such as Betaworks (initial investors in Tumblr), Elaia Partners, Nauta Capital, BDMI (the digital arm of Bertelsmann), Kibo Ventures, La Caixa, 101 Start-ups, etc. From July 2011 to March 2014 (2 years 9 months) Madrid Area, SpainAssociate Attorney @ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the result of a merger with one of the UK’s five “Magic Circle” law firms with two of Germany’s biggest law firms. In 2008, Freshfields had annual turnover of approximately €1.5 billion, making it the UK’s second most profitable law firm. The Company has two offices in Spain – in Barcelona and Madrid – with over 100 attorneys between the two offices. * Advised the Spanish offices (Madrid and Barcelona) on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and international securities. Drafted offering memoranda for international investors, including such high-profile transactions as: o Gas Natural’s €212 million public offer of 141 million shares of Enagas in 2002 o Banco Sabadell’s €500 million public offer of 46 million shares in 2004 o Gas Natural’s possible takeover of Endesa From March 2002 to September 2004 (2 years 7 months) Associate Attorney @ Founded in 1884, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a New York-based law firm renowned for its cross-border mergers and acquisitions practice with average per-partner profits of approximately $3 million. * Worked on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and international securities including deals involving Fininvest (Silvio Berlusconi’s holding company) and AOL Europe. From 2000 to 2002 (2 years) London, United KingdomLaw Clerk @ Law clerkships on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals are highly prized and given to the top law school students at the top law schools after a very arduous application and interview process. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals is widely considered the second most prestigious court in the United States, second only to the Supreme Court. Each judge only hires 2-3 clerks. I researched and authored (for the judge’s approval) judicial opinions on topics including criminal law, Internet law, employment law and campaign finance law. From 1999 to 2000 (1 year) Washington D.C. Metro AreaJD, Law @ Yale Law School From 1996 to 1999 BA, Political Science (Intensive) @ Yale University From 1992 to 1996 Gary Stewart is skilled in: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Start-ups, Business Development, Mergers, Business Strategy, International Business, Business Planning, SEO, English, Strategic Partnerships, Management Consulting, Spanish, Product Development