Lee J. Seidler, PhD

Director

Lee J. Seidler, PhD, is the former General Partner and Managing Director of Bear Stearns & Co. Previously, he taught accounting, auditing and financial reporting at New York University’s Stern School of Business, Columbia University, and at universities in Turkey, Brazil, and Hungary.

Dr. Seidler earned his undergraduate, Masters, and Doctorate degrees from Columbia University. He is also a certified public accountant. Dr. Seidler serves on the boards and chairs the audit committees of The Shubert Organization, The Shubert Foundation, Winthrop Realty Trust, and Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York.

(Director since 2006, Audit Committee Member)