Stephen Straty has served as one of Hover's directors since 2019. He has over 40 years of Investment Banking experience and served as the Co-Head of Energy Investment Banking and Head of Energy Finance at Jefferies for 11 years and as a Senior Managing Director and Head of the Natural Resources Group at Bear Stearns for 17 years. He has served a broad array of companies in the energy and related industries, having completed over $250 billion in merger and acquisition and financing assignments.