Charles Stucke

Charles Stucke

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CHARLES STUCKE, CFA, is a founder and Managing Partner of Ahakista Capital, a private investment firm. Prior to founding Ahakista Capital, he retired as the Chief Executive Officer of Lepercq de Neuflize Asset Management LLC in 2019. He has also completed multi-year consulting engagements in complex litigation and as the chief investment officer of a leading student housing development company as it sought to transform its capital base. He lectures as a member of the faculty of the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. Additionally, Mr. Stucke is a Business Fellow in Global Family Office and Wealth Management at Purdue University’s Daniels School of Business.

Prior to his role at Lepercq, Mr. Stucke served as the Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head of Guggenheim Investment Advisors, and as Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners. Mr. Stucke has held executive, operating, and supervisory roles for businesses in New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, India, London, Philadelphia, Berlin, and St. Louis.

Mr. Stucke holds a Master of Legal Studies from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University in New York, and an M.B.A. and A.B. from the University of Missouri. He is a former trustee of Webster University and of the Wilson School. He lives with his family in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Area of Expertise

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Business/Corporate Strategy, International Business, Banking and Financial Institutions, Finance/Investments

Research Interests

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Political economy, private markets investments, real estate, economics and law, behavioral psychology, negotiation, family office management and strategy, wealth management

Personal Interests

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Fine art prints, particularly with period or political themes; contemporary art (American, German, Estonian); 20th Century American literature; beekeeping; hiking