Kurt Wolf
Founding Member, CIO

Kurt Wolf is the Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer of Hestia Capital Management.  Prior to founding Hestia Capital in 2009, Kurt’s investment experience included time as an Analyst/Senior Analyst at Relational Investors and First Q Capital, and as a co-Founding Partner at Lemhi Ventures.  His prior strategy and operating experiences include serving as a co-Founder and Director of Competitive Strategy at Definity Health and as a consultant with Braxton Associates/Deloitte Consulting, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and the Lemhi Group.

Kurt has previously served on the Board of GameStop (Ticker: GME), where he was a member of the Strategic Planning and Capital Allocation Committee, and of Edgewater Technology, Inc. (Ticker: EDGW), where he was the Audit Chair, up until its acquisition by Alithya Group, Inc. (Ticker: ALYA).  He received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and his B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Carleton College.

A big believer in giving back to his community, particularly through child-focused charities, Kurt was previously a Big Brother and served as the Chair of Missing Children Minnesota.  He continues to stay engaged through coaching, where he focuses on helping kids learn life lessons through sports.