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Nick CheethamunlockedStuart: together at Monitise plc is Fiserv (2013–2015)
Stuart: together at Lumo BodyTech
×2Stuart: together at NatWest Group
×2Stuart: together at University of Kent
About
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.
Experience
- Stack Asset ManagementIndustry Partnercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Biarritz VenturesFoundercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- PollinateAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- NayaOneAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- Valley BankChief Innovation Officer2023
- Valley BankChief Product Officer2019 — 2023
- Valley VenturesChief Innovation Officer2022 — 2023
- Buzz Points, Inc.CTO2015 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Lumo BodyTechAdvisor2015 — 2016Palo Alto
- Monitise plc is FiservEVP, Global Head of Product2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- MonitiseHead of Product, Visa2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- MonitiseHead of Product2006 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
- NatWest GroupSenior Manager, Internet Strategy and Development2004 — 2006London, United Kingdom
- CouttsSenior Project Manager2002 — 2004London, United Kingdom
- Object1Account Director2001 — 2002London, United Kingdom
- I-D Media AGStrategy Manager2000 — 2001
Skills & more
SaaS6Strategy52Management3Payments31Payment Systems10Mobile Devices58Mobile Commerce19Mobile Payments40E-commerce28Mobile Applications14Mobile Technology6Product Management39
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Mobile CommunicationsMobile MarketingBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsStart-upsMountain BikingCloud ComputingFrom Stuart's professional profile.
Colleagues at Stack Asset
Adam Sussman
Operating Partner at Stack Asset
Adrian Stewart
Operating Partner at Stack Asset
Ali Tarhini
Venture Partner at Stack Asset
Aman Sharma
Co-founder, General Partner at Stack Asset
Florie Fazliu
Executive Assistant at Stack Asset
Jim Wiandt
Industry Partner at Stack Asset
Nathaniel Abrams
General Partner at Stack Asset
Pete Casella
Co-founder, CEO Managing Partner at Stack Asset
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stuart Cook?
- 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.
- Where does Stuart Cook work?
- Stuart Cook is Industry Partner at Stack Asset.
- Where did Stuart Cook go to school?
- Stuart Cook studied at University of Kent (MBA, Business); University of Surrey (BSc (Hons), Economics & Sociology).
Same school
Also attended University of Kent81
Adam MargolinInvestor at Spectrum EquityStacy BrunnerHead of Marketing at Emerald Technology Ventures AgTiger LeeSenior Private Equity Paralegal at Declaration PartnersOliver HammondPartner at Fuel VenturesMax Marley-MurayHead of HR and Recruiting at CaladanKarima OtmaniPartner at Brandtech Ventures
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Also attended University of Surrey71
AndreaIR at NAPNathaniel DahanInvestor at SynconaWilliam DutsonInvestor at SynconaNicola GreenwayChief Human Resources Officer at Takeda VenturesKieran MudryyPartner at 4BIO CapitalAlex ChalikiopoulosHead of Absolute Return & Credit at RIT Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stack Asset Management8
Pete CasellaCo-founder, CEO Managing Partner at Stack AssetAman SharmaCo-founder, General Partner at Stack AssetNathaniel AbramsGeneral Partner at Stack AssetJim WiandtIndustry Partner at Stack AssetAdam SussmanOperating Partner at Stack AssetAdrian StewartOperating Partner at Stack Asset
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