Stephan is head of Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). He is a member of the Management Committee and the Firmwide Client Franchise Committee.

Previously, Stephan was global head of the Consumer Retail Group, co-head of Americas M&A and held leadership roles in Global Natural Resources and Financial Sponsors, where he was head of the Financial Sponsors Execution Group. He joined Goldman Sachs as an associate in the M&A Department in 1997. Stephan became a vice president in 2001, was named managing director in 2005 and partner in 2008.

Prior to joining the firm, Stephan worked for the General Electric Company and McKinsey & Company.

Stephan is chair of the Board of the New York Soccer Club.

Stephan earned a BS in 1992 and an MS in 1993 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned an MBA from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration in 1997.