About Stewart Ackerly

Stewart is a Director at Statera Capital.  He leads Statera’s origination efforts and public policy initiatives. Stewart is responsible for bringing commercial litigation finance to new markets and expanding the universe of lawyers and clients that can utilize litigation finance to level the playing field and ensure access to justice.

Stewart is a former trial lawyer with unique experience in the public and private sectors. Before joining Statera, Stewart practiced law at Williams & Connolly LLP, where he represented Fortune 50 companies, sovereign nations, and other clients in complex commercial litigation and arbitration. Stewart clerked for Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Stewart previously served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the U.S. Government’s $60 billion development bank. Prior to that role, Stewart served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Stewart received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Virginia.