A graduate of Bowdoin College in Maine, Stewart Strawbridge earned a bachelor’s degree in classics and archaeology. In 2008 he founded Selkirk Partners, an investment advisory firm with a long/short equity investment approach. Outside of his role at the firm, Stewart Strawbridge serves on the board of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art. Located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art celebrates artists from the Brandywine River area and works protect the land and natural resources of the Brandywine-Christina watershed. To this end, the Brandywine Conservancy maintains a campus that includes a beautiful river trail. The one-mile river trail takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Walkers enjoy views of native trees and plants, including the silver maple (Acer saccharinum) and black walnut (Juglans nigra), as well as diverse wildlife such as bald eagles and great blue herons. Other features of the river trail include a stone mill dam dating back to the 19th century. For years, the dam served Hoffmann’s Mill, which now houses the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Visitors can see traces of the mill race under the bridge to the right of the trail. The river trail also includes a boardwalk that takes visitors over the campus’ wetlands area, which offers views of native plants and birds, including Carolina wrens and wood ducks. Finally, the trail ends at a floodplain meadow featuring a variety of grasses and wildflowers.
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Chartered Financial Analyst Stewart Strawbridge is the founder and managing director of Selkirk Partners, LP, an investment advisory firm. Before earning his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College, Stewart Strawbridge attended Rhode Island’s prestigious St. George’s School. At St. George's, he was an exceptional hockey player, earning a most valuable player award from the Boston Globe. Today, Mr. Strawbridge supports a number of charities and nonprofit organizations, including CURE Hydrocephalus. CURE Hydrocephalus is an organization devoted to eliminating untreated hydrocephalus throughout the world. About 400,000 babies will be born this year with hydrocephalus, a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain. One of the most common nervous system disorders of children, when left untreated, it can cause significant brain damage, blindness, and death. Because most countries in the developing world suffer from a critical shortage of neurosurgeons, most cases of hydrocephalus go untreated in the developing world, with tragic consequences. CURE Hydrocephalus seeks to end untreated cases in these areas by creating treatment centers and training surgeons. CURE also is committed to gathering research data through its treatment efforts to better understand the causes and best treatment procedures for the condition, as well as the most effective methods of preventing postinfection hydrocephalus. |
AuthorStewart Strawbridge rode The Bruce to victory in the 111th running of the Maryland Hunt Cup in 2007 Archives
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