In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the financial world in his native Switzerland and beyond, which have gained him exceptional professional standing and esteem; of his prescient philanthropic endeavors, championing scientific and educational causes; in particular, of his deep-seated interest in and unswerving dedication to the Weizmann Institute of Science, as a member of its International and Executive Boards and at the helm of its Swiss Society of Friends.
A leading financial lawyer of extraordinarily keen business perception, breadth of knowledge, and astute analytical skills, Eric Stupp is also a steadfast friend of the Weizmann Institute and its scientists, and a key leader within the Institute’s global family.
Mr. Stupp received a law degree from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, in 1989 and an LL.M. degree from the University of Chicago in 1996.
In recent years, he has regularly advised financial institutions in connection with internal investigations initiated by the US Department of Justice, the New York Department of Financial Services practice group and other American or European authorities. He co-heads the Financial Services and the internal investigations team of the law firm Bär & Karrer in Zurich, Switzerland. He also acts as trusted advisor for a number of private clients.
Mr. Stupp is listed as a leading lawyer in the publication Legal 500 Hall of Fame. He is the vice-chairman of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs Bank AG, Zurich and a member of the boards of other financial institutions and industrial companies.
Mr. Stupp currently serves on the Weizmann Institute’s Executive Board and as Chair of the Swiss Society of Friends of the Institute. Founded in 1974 by a small group of scientists, the Swiss Society aims to make the Institute better known in circles of research and industry in Switzerland and enhance public awareness of its scientific research conducted for the benefit of humanity. Over the years, the membership base of the Swiss Society has gradually increased, and today Mr. Stupp leads more than 650 Swiss friends, many of whom are Institute supporters.
To realize its objectives, the Swiss Society supports a reciprocal program in which PhD and postdoctoral fellowships in a reciprocal program through which Israeli PhD students and postdoctoral fellows are exposed to Swiss institutions. The Society also provides funding for talented Swiss students to participate in the Dr. Bessie Lawrence International Summer Science Institute. The visiting PhD students, postdocs, and high school graduates from Switzerland return to their country as true ambassadors of the Institute and of Israel.
In his exemplary stewardship of the Swiss Society of Friends of the Weizmann Institute, Mr. Stupp has also played a prominent role in raising support for the Swiss Society Institute for Cancer Prevention Research at the Moross Integrated Cancer Center. This unique Center harnesses basic research to help unravel the complexity of cancer, and bring the clinical arena closer to cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and ultimately a cure.
Mr. Stupp and his wife Danielle have a son and a daughter.