Stuart Rudick has been a practitioner, leader and investor in the health and sustainability-focused community for over 30 years. He is the Founding and Managing Partner at Mindful Investors, LLC, a leading U.S. Private Equity fund focused on investments in healthy and sustainable consumer facing companies.

Stuart’s prior investment experience includes founding a private family office focused on investments in health and wellness in 2005. In 1993, he founded Mindful Partners, a top-performing public and private market hedge fund. In the 1980’s, he served as Associate Director at Bear Stearns Inc, facilitating funding of private environmental companies through the Global Environment Fund.

Stuart is the founding Board member and past Chairman of Waterkeepers (Baykeeper) of Northern California. He is also actively involved with B Corporation, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), Investor’s Circle, Natural Resources Defense Council, Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace, Freedom to Roam and Friends of the Earth.

Stuart earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and attended the University of Lancaster, UK and M.B.A. program at Golden Gate University.