Marshall L. Stocker is an American adventure capitalist. He has shared his economic research, experiences, and opinions with a range of  audiences, from Iranian policy leaders to readers of the New York  Times. After managing emerging and frontier market investments from desks in New York and Boston, he moved to Cairo, Egypt. There he led the first foreign direct investment group organized to redevelop urban real estate.  He also lived through Egypt’s January 25th revolution.  Stocker tells his story in his forthcoming book about life and work with Egyptians during their uprising. 

Mr. Stocker earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University. He speaks German and Arabic and currently resides in Massachusetts, where he is plotting his next adventure.