Brian Stern

Brian is an Operating Partner at Starboard Capital Partners.
Prior to joining Starboard, Brian spent 35 years at Xerox Corp.
He joined Xerox in 1976 at its corporate headquarters, where Brian held finance and product development positions.
From 1992 to 1994, he headed Corporate Business Strategy of the firm.
He was a Senior Vice President and President of Xerox Technology Enterprises from 1999 to 2001, Senior Vice President from 1996 to 1999, and President of the Office Document Products Group of Xerox from 1994 to 1999.
He was the President of the Xerox Supplies Business Group, where his organization focused on an array of products for document processing, such as paper, toner, inks, and cartridges.
Throughout his career at the firm, Brian held various positions at the firm including that of the Chief Strategy Officer.
Other positions held included Senior Vice President of Fuji Xerox Operations of Xerox Corp., Corporate Vice President of Xerox Corp., and Corporate Senior Vice President.
Brian began his career with the Boston Consulting Group.
He has been an Independent Director of HNI Corp.
since 1998 and Mr. Stern was previously on the Boards of Esselte AB, New England Business Services, Integic, Fuji Xerox, Inxight Software, and was the Chairman of Mondus.com.
Brian earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of East Anglia, and has a M.B.A. from Harvard.