E. Roe Stamps IV
Chairman
Stamps Scholars Program
Philanthropist and private investor E. Roe Stamps IV will deliver this year’s spring commencement address at The Ohio State University.
Mr. Stamps is best known as the co-founder of the Boston-based private equity and venture capital firm Summit Partners and the Stamps Scholars Program, a charitable initiative that provides scholarships to students at over three dozen universities worldwide. At Ohio State, around 50 students each year receive scholarships through the affiliated Stamps Eminence Scholarship Program.
He holds degrees in industrial engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard. Following early career experiences in venture capital in Chicago and Boston, Mr. Stamps co-founded Summit Partners with Steve Woodsum in 1984, working as a managing director before transferring daily operations to several partners in 2001. Summit Partners currently has $44 billion in assets under management and has invested in over 550 companies.
Mr. Stamps is also passionate about investing in education and communities. Beyond the Stamps Scholars Program, he is a trustee emeritus of the Georgia Tech Foundation. He also supports a variety of charities in the Miami region where he resides, including the University of Miami, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida and Miami Lighthouse for the Blind.