- Stephen Hays is an executive producer and Managing Member of 120dB Films, a finance company specializing in gap, tax credit and related loans to the independent film industry. Founded in 2004, 120dB has executive produced over 90 films and television series. Stephen was co-founder and General Partner of Seneca Capital, a New York-based hedge fund (1996-2003), where he remains a partner and adviser. Prior, he was a Managing Director at Furman Selz, a NY-based investment bank where his focus was proprietary risk arbitrage and event-driven investing (1987-1995). Stephen's first position on Wall Street was at Laterman and Co., an arbitrage-focused hedge fund (1985-87). He received a BA in history from Kenyon College in 1983 and gained a Masters of Science in Accounting and Finance at the London School of Economics in 1985.
Stephen is a founding sponsor and Board member of the Woodstock Film Festival, serves on the Board of Directors of Green Chimneys School for disadvantaged youth and is a member of Oxfam America's Leadership Council. He is an active supporter of numerous charitable and non-profit organizations including Doctors without Borders, Physicians for Human Rights, World Can't Wait, Save the Children, the Fresh Air Fund, American Red Cross, New York Cares, Aviation Volunteer Fire Department, Westchester Land Trust, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Tomorrow's Children Fund, Peter Pucci Plus Dance Company, Dalia Carella Dance Collective, the Tribeca and Sundance Film Festivals, Kenyon College and the London School of Economics.
Stephen is an extreme sports addict (wake, kite and snowboarding), enjoys creating electronic music and drumming, and was co-writer and producer of the independent films "419" and "Rocksteady".- IMDb Mini Biography By: stephen hays
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