Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (New York)


Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $11.92 billion of regulatory assets for 25,354 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, and 46 other states.

Bear, Stearns & provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bear, Stearns &: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. is $11.92 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 386% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $5.05 billion in discretionary accounts and $6.87 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $774.12 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $364.93 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

Denis Alan Bovin has been acting as President since 1 Oct 1997. Jp Morgan Chase & Co joined the executive team most recently as the Stock Holder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Elliot Cayne President, ceo, director 1 Aug 1985 Other 43656
Alan Courtney Greenberg Director, chairman of the board 1 Aug 1985 Other 228698
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Stockholder 1 Oct 1985 75% - 100% 13-3286161
The Bear Stearns Companies Llc Stockholder 1 Oct 1985 75% - 100% 13-3286161
Michael John Abatemarco Controller, assistant secretary 1 Apr 1987 Other 1728884
Kenneth Lewis Edlow Secretary 1 Apr 1987 Other 75586
Alan David Schwartz Evp, director 1 Sep 1989 Other 416184
George Sarner Dsrop 1 Feb 1991 Other 411042
Warren Jeffrey Spector Evp, director 1 Nov 1992 Other 1216931
John Laurence Knight Director 1 Sep 1995 Other 1663617
Mark Ellis Lehman Director, evp, clo, general counsel 1 Sep 1995 Other 1367558
Nicholas Anthony Schettino Esrop, ecrop 1 Oct 1995 Other 718779
Steven Alan Urcia Dcrop 1 Oct 1995 Other 865215
Denis Alan Bovin Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 27112
Peter David Cherasia Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 2101551
Ralph Raffiel Cioffi Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 707240
Barry Joseph Cohen Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1060064
Wendy Lynne Demonchaux Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1577389
Daniel Leonard Keating Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 265802
David Alan Liebowitz Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1163660
Bruce Michael Lisman Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 310689
Roland Nicholas Livney Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1159323
Jeffrey Alan Mayer Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1669852
Michael Minikes Treasurer, director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1204499
Samuel Leonard Molinaro Cfo, director, senior vp - finance 1 Oct 1997 Other 2414084
Donald Robert Mullen Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1209578
Fares Doureid Noujaim Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1491020
Craig Michael Overlander Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1063631
Stephen Edward Raphael Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 371036
Edward John Rosenwald Vice chairman of the board, director 1 Oct 1997 Other 404784
Robert Meyer Steinberg Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 434864
Wei Donald Tang Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1805501
Michael L Tarnopol Vice chairman of the board, director 1 Oct 1997 Other 442662
Michael James Urfirer Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1199849
Eli Wachtel Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 1000947
Uzi Zucker Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 477264
Bruce Edward Geismar Director, coo 1 Jul 1999 Other 1112574
Allen Bernard Holeman Cco 1 Jul 2000 Other 1060910
Richard Ray Lindsey Director 1 Jan 2001 Other 3220948
James Elliot Cayne Ceo, chairman of the board, director 1 Jun 2001 Other 43656
Alan Courtney Greenberg Director 1 Jun 2001 Other 228698
Alan David Schwartz Co-president and co-chief operating officer, director 1 Jun 2001 Other 416184
Warren Spector Co-president and co-chief operating officer, director 1 Jun 2001 Other 1216931
Steven Lindsey Begleiter Director 1 Dec 2001 Other 1496451
Kathryn Ryan Booth Director 1 Dec 2001 Other 854962
Steven Daniel Meyer Director 1 Dec 2001 Other 1455831
Aldo Parcesepe Director 1 Dec 2001 Other 356255
Jeffrey Herbert Urwin Director 1 Dec 2001 Other 2442113
Samuel Leonard Jr Molinaro Cfo, director, executive vice president 1 Dec 2001 Other 2414084
Allen Bernard Holeman Cco, esrop, ecrop 1 Apr 2002 Other 1060910
Kenneth Cowin Cco 1 Jul 2002 Other 865197
Steven Alan Urcia Dcrop, esrop 1 Sep 2002 Other 865215
Scott Kevin Shaw Chief compliance officer, ecrop 1 Sep 2002 Other 1269634
Michael Patrick Wright Ecrop 1 Jan 2003 Other 1559052
Fares Doureid Noujaim Vice chairman, director 1 Jan 2003 Other 1491020
Steven Mark Dantus Director 1 Jan 2003 Other 844423
Robert Evans Foran Director 1 Jan 2003 Other 1699755
Thomas Francis Marano Director 1 Jan 2003 Other 1216990
Steven Alan Urcia Esrop 1 Feb 2003 Other 865215
Marshall J Levinson Controller 1 Jul 2003 Other 1718018
Jeffrey Mark Farber Controller, assistant secretary 1 Jan 2004 Other 4192238
James Francis Egan Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 1531673
Thomas Moncure Flexner Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 2470955
Gregory Augustine Hanley Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 1142775
Michael Samuel Solender General counsel 1 Feb 2004 Other 4509548
Wei Donald Tang Vice chairman of the board, director 1 May 2004 Other 1805501
Beth Louise Golden Global head of compliance 1 Sep 2004 Other 4854038
Tracy Ann Lowery Whille Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2005 Other 2872693
David H Glaser Director 1 Jan 2006 Other 1999710
Michael John Alix Director 1 Jan 2006 Other 2114846
Jeffrey Louis Verschleiser Director 1 Jan 2006 Other 2434901
Michael Benjamin Nierenberg Director 1 Jan 2006 Other 1761646
Robert N.M. Upton Treasurer 1 Apr 2006 Other 4492786
Edward Almeida Chief operations officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 2094057
Michel Marie Peretie Director 1 Jan 2007 Other 5280524
Wendy Wei Kong Ecrop 1 Aug 2007 Other 2653550
Michael George Ferguson Esrop 1 Aug 2007 Other 2319555
Jeffrey Alan Mayer Executive vice president, director 1 Aug 2007 Other 1669852
Samuel Leonard Jr Molinaro Cfo, director, executive vice president, chief operating officer 1 Aug 2007 Other 2414084
Alan David Schwartz President, director 1 Aug 2007 Other 416184
Charles Joseph Slavinsky Ecrop 1 Nov 2007 Other 2807658
Alan David Schwartz Ceo, president, director 1 Jan 2008 Other 416184
Wendy Wei Kong Ecrop 1 Feb 2008 Other 2653550
Steven Davis Black Ceo 1 Jun 2008 Other 801694
Carlos M Hernandez President 1 Jun 2008 Other 2647255
Mary Elizabeth Erdoes Director 1 Jun 2008 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Margaret Mary Sullivan Chief operations officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 1940830
Douglas Lee Braunstein Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 1542814
Philip Francis Bleser Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 4506044
Gregory Jude Johnson Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 2611617
James Michael Collins Chief financial officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 2725065
Barry Sommers Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 2301454
Anthony James Horan Secretary 1 Jun 2008 Other 1970798
Lisa Joan Fitzgerald Treasurer 1 Jun 2008 Other 1542376
Diane M Genova Chief legal officer 1 Jun 2008 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Jp Morgan Chase & Co Stock holder 1 Jul 2008 75% - 100% 13-2624428

Based in New York

The principal office where Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179 The mailing address of the firm is 115 South Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981. An additional office of the firm is in Atlanta, GA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-272-2000 or by fax 973-793-2209. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.bearstearns.com.

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