Marc I. Stern

Marc Stern is an American attorney, business executive and philanthropist. He serves as the Chairman of the TCW Group, an asset management financial institution based in Los Angeles, California. He also owns minority stakes in Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers and the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Marc serves as the Chairman of the Los Angeles Opera.

Early life Marc Irwin Stern was born to a Jewish family in Vineland, New Jersey, the son of Sylvia (née Goodman) and Albert B. Stern. He graduated from the Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History. He then received a master's degree in Government and a J.D. from Columbia University in New York City. After Gundlach sued TCW for US$500 million, Stern testified that he had feared Gundlach would steal TCW's client list to start his own company. He is also a major donor to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He serves on the Boards of Trustees of the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the California Institute of Technology, the New York City Metropolitan Opera , and The Los Angeles Coalition. He was made a Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Mérite by the Republic of France.

The Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School in Los Angeles is named after him and his wife. He serves on the National Council of the American Enterprise Institute.

Personal life Stern is married to Eva Stern, a clinical social worker and philanthropist. They have two children. They reside in Malibu, California.