​Prior to founding ION Asset Management, Stephen spent 7 years in equity research at UBS and 2 years with the team at Barclays' Global Investors' Israel Fund, a $150m closed-end trust investing in Israeli equities. Stephen holds a BSc (Hons) in Economic History and a Masters in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics. Stephen grew up in England and now resides in Israel with his family.