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Robert A. Muh (born January 7, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, investor, economist and philanthropist. He is a board member of the Sutter Securities Incorporated investment firm in San Francisco, California.

Business career

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Muh served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army before beginning his business career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. from 1966-1969.[1] He then left to become chairman of a New York Stock Exchange member firm, Newburger, Loeb & Co, Inc.[2] In 1972, Muh joined Bear Stearns & Co. as head of the Los Angeles region corporate finance department. He became a general partner at Bear Stearns in 1982 and served as senior managing director of the San Francisco region from 1984 to 1987.[3] He was President of Financial Services International Inc. from 1987 to 1992. In 1992, Muh co-founded Sutter Securities, Inc., a full-service investment-banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. He served as CEO of Sutter Securities and was President until 2020.[4]

Muh is the former chair of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) District Committee for Northern California, Northern Nevada and Hawaii; FINRA is the successor to the NASD and is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States;[5] he served as Chairman of the FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board [1] and he was the Vice Chair of the National Association of Independent Brokers/Dealers (NAIBD).[6] In September 2016, Muh was elected to a three-year term on the FINRA Board of Governors.[7]

He has taught as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia Business School[8] and is a former adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law.[9] Muh has served as a director of multiple companies including Sizzler International Inc.,[10] DayRunner, Inc.,[11] SOLA International Inc., Far West Financial, World Wide Restaurants, Dollar Rent-A-Car and Koo Koo Roo, Inc.[12]


Muh is the former chair of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) District Committee for Northern California, Northern Nevada and Hawaii; FINRA is the successor to the NASD and is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States;[1] he served as Chairman of the FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board [2] and he was the Vice Chair of the National Association of Independent Broker/Dealers (NAIBD).[3] In September 2016, Muh was elected to a three-year term on the FINRA Board of Governors.[4]

He has taught as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia Business School[5] and is a former adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law.[6] Muh has served as a director of multiple companies including Sizzler International Inc.,[7] DayRunner, Inc.,[8] SOLA International Inc., Far West Financial, World Wide Restaurants, Dollar Rent-A-Car and Koo Koo Roo, Inc.[9]

Personal life

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Muh was born on January 7, 1938, and raised on Long Island to immigrant Jewish parents from Germany and Austria. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he earned a S.B. in Management in 1959.[10] He then went to Columbia University where he earned an MBA and a Master of Philosophy degree in Finance.[11] While he was teaching finance at Columbia Business School, he met Berit Spant, a student in operations research at Columbia University Graduate School of Business.[5] They both went to work at McKinsey & Co. and were married in 1968. They have two daughters and three grandchildren.

Philanthropy and other interests

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Muh has made contributions to numerous organizations, mostly in the arts and education. He founded and endowed the MIT Robert A. Muh Alumni Award in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences to honor MIT graduates for significant achievements in humanities, arts, and social sciences fields.[12] Winners of the Robert A. Muh Award have included former Secretary of State George Shultz,[13] President of Northeastern University Joseph Aoun,[14] Former Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser[15] cellist Carlos Prieto and Nobel laureate in Economics Robert C. Merton.[16][17] He maintains a significant involvement with his alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He holds the distinguished position of Life Member Emeritus within the MIT Corporation and has previously served as the Chair of the Humanities Visiting Committee,[18] and he has served on several of the school's visiting committees including the Sloan School.[11] In 1989, he also established the Muh Family UROP Fund for MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program "to support research by promising undergraduates in management, economics, or political science".[19] Muh has served as a trustee and Chairman of the Board of the Culinary Institute of America where he has served as co-chair of the school's investment committee,[20] and Muh and his wife helped to establish a New Works Fund at the San Francisco Ballet.[21][22] Muh served as a trustee and Vice Chair of the Napa Valley Opera House in Napa, CA[23] and the Muhs were major supporters of the Opera House.[24][25] Muh produced a musical tribute to composer Harry Warren and he has narrated Copland's Lincoln Portrait with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall in Boston.[26] Muh has been a partner in KMW Farms for more than 40 years. KMW Farms was the breeder of Pine Chip, a trotter that won the Breeders Crown and set the world record for the mile in 1994. The Muhs are also the founders of the Atlas Peak Foundation in support of education and the arts.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "FINRA.org". FINRA.org. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Election Notice - 12/18/09" (PDF). FINRA.org. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  3. ^ [1] Archived September 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Michaels, Dave (September 19, 2016). "Finra Board Seat Goes to Ex-Bear Stearns Partner in Tight Race". WSJ.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Bob Muh '61 and Berit (Spant) Muh '66 | Columbia Business School Alumni". Archived from the original on December 15, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "Investor Justice Clinic - University of San Francisco School of Law". Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "CBSi". FindArticles.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  8. ^ Robert A. Muh. "Robert A. Muh: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Koo Koo Roo, Inc. Elects Robert Muh And Robert Kautz, Cfo, To Its Board Of Directors - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "MIT SHASS: Community Profiles - Robert Muh". Shass.mit.edu. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "MIT SHASS: Community Profiles - Robert Muh". Shass.mit.edu. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  12. ^ "MIT SHASS: News - 2011 - Robert A. Muh Alumni Award - About". Shass.mit.edu. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  13. ^ "SHASS awardee George Shultz to speak on 'Reflections' April 9 - MIT News Office". Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  14. ^ "Joseph Aoun PhD '82, president of Northeastern University, receives Muh Alumni Award | MIT News". Web.mit.edu. October 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  15. ^ "MIT Sloan alum Michael Kaiser, of Kennedy Center, wins 2007 Muh award | MIT News". Web.mit.edu. February 28, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  16. ^ "Biography - Robert C. Merton". Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  17. ^ "Economist Robert C. Merton to receive Muh Award | MIT News". Web.mit.edu. February 25, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  18. ^ "Robert A. Muh Alumni Award | Series | MIT World". Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  19. ^ [2] Archived June 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "AnnRpt0708-206.qxp:Layout 1" (PDF). Culinary.imodules.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  21. ^ "San Francisco Ballet - Endowed Funds". Sfballet.org. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  22. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "Trustees". Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  24. ^ "The perils and pearls of a classical concert | Entertainment". Napavalleyregister.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  25. ^ "Napa Valley Opera House celebrates its 130th anniversary | Things to Do". Napavalleyregister.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  26. ^ "Ovation 2010". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  27. ^ "The Atlas Peak Foundation". The Atlas Peak Foundation. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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