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    Rob Stein

    Rob Stein

    Founder, Astor Financial LLC

    B.A. in Economics, University of Michigan

    Peer-reviewed Author

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    Four Decades at the Intersection of Markets, Economics and Financial Innovation

    Rob Stein’s career spans the Federal Reserve during the Volcker era, Wall Street, asset management, financial technology and entrepreneurship.

    He founded Astor Financial and built businesses across ETF-based asset management, FinTech and investment-product development.

    Career Timeline

    Federal Reserve — Volcker era

    • Early Career

    Began his career at the Federal Reserve during the Volcker era.

    Senior Trading & Portfolio Management

    • Wall Street Years

    Held senior positions at large money-center Wall Street banks

    Founded Astor Financial LLC

    • 2000s

    Parent company of Astor Investment Management and other asset management and technology-focused companies

    First Liquidity Event

    • 2010

    Astor Asset Management acquired by Knight Capital Group (KCG)

    Astor Investment Management

    • 2010s

    Returned to independent ownership and expanded economic-based strategies, liquid alternatives and 1940 Act products

    Second Liquidity Event — 2025

    Astor Investment Management acquired by Beacon Investment Management

    2
    Successful Liquidity Events
    Knight Capital Group & Beacon Investment Management
    ~$3B
    AUM Growth Milestone
    An earlier growth milestone, before the 2025 acquisition.
    3
    Published Books
    McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Marketplace Books
    40+
    Years Experience
    From Federal Reserve to entrepreneurship

    Published Works

    Inside Greenspan's Briefcase

    Inside Greenspan's Briefcase

    McGraw-Hill

    Finding the Bull Inside the Bear

    Finding the Bull Inside the Bear

    John Wiley & Sons

    Media Contributor

    Regular appearances and contributions

    CNBC
    Fox News
    ABC
    Bloomberg
    Forbes

    Philanthropic Leadership

    I-CARE Grant Program

    Founder of program providing annual grants to Northwestern Hospital to enhance patient non-medical hospital experience

    GlenKirk

    Vice Chairman of facility serving adults with developmental disabilities