Career
Before joining Aspect in August of 2012, Stew served as CEO of Escalate Retail prior to its acquisition by RedPrairie Corp. Previous to Escalate, he held positions including CEO for GERS Retail Systems, Vice President, Americas Technology Services for Capgemini, a global technology systems integrator, and Senior Vice President for strategy consultancy Mainspring, prior to its IPO and subsequent acquisition by IBM.
Stew was formerly a Partner with Ernst & Young Management Consulting and a leader of its Center for Technology Enablement, following E&Y's acquisition of DSSI, a pioneer in enterprise collaboration and knowledge management, where he was co-founder. At E&Y he served market leading enterprises in technology strategy and effectiveness across multiple industries, as well as sponsored key technology alliances with Microsoft, Cisco, and HP.
In addition to Aspect, Stew serves on the Board of Directors for Infor and Symon Communications. He is a member of the Business Advisory Council for the College of Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where he co-chairs the Career Development committee.