Stack Asset

Pete Casella is founder and CEO of Stack Asset Management, a platform launching sector-specific venture funds focused on Banking & Payments and Capital Markets & Wealth. He spent over two decades in financial services investing, including as founding partner of Point72 Ventures where he built the firm's early-stage fintech practice, and in corporate venture roles at JPMorgan covering Chase and Asset Management. His career also includes positions as Director of Principal Investments at Credit Suisse focused on capital markets infrastructure and earlier roles at FTV Capital and JPMorgan's investment banking and asset management divisions.

Jim Wiandt is an Industry Partner at Stack Asset Management, a venture capital firm. He previously founded ETF.com and served as CEO of IndexUniverse LLC from 2001 to 2015, overseeing a portfolio that included ETF Report, the Journal of Indexes, Inside ETFs events, and ETF.com's data business; during his tenure, he orchestrated the sale of the data business to FactSet, the events business to Informa, and the publications businesses to Bats (now CBOE). Wiandt also holds investments in Donostia Ventures and is based primarily in New York City with a residence in San Sebastian, Spain.

Stuart Cook is an Industry Partner at Stack Asset Management, where he guides the Banking & Payments Stack fund's investment strategy and deal origination. He previously led digital banking and payments initiatives at fintech companies and banks, and scaled a $100 million corporate venture fund for Valley Bank. With more than twenty-five years of experience in product, payments, and banking, he invests in early-stage companies addressing infrastructure needs in the US banking sector.

Ali Tarhini is cofounder of Tolken, a global financial infrastructure company. With over 13 years of experience building and investing in startups, he served as lead operating partner at Point72 Ventures, where he supported fintech and financial infrastructure portfolio companies including DriveWealth, Zerohash, and Ualá. Earlier, he helped launch and manage the Techstars fintech accelerator in New York and has held roles in capital markets and direct-trade coffee.

Adrian Stewart serves as Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer at Stack Asset Management, having previously held roles at JPMorgan and PayPal. With over 20 years of experience in financial services, he has executed transactions valued at more than $26 billion and advises on matters including fund formation, M&A, private equity, venture capital, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Stewart is a decorated military veteran of the United States Air Force and Intelligence Community.