Stephen Scherr is the Co-President of Pretium, working in partnership with Jonathan Pruzan to oversee Pretium’s strategic and operational initiatives. He is a member of Pretium's Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
Stephen has more than 30 years’ experience in financial services and consumer-facing businesses, including nearly three decades at Goldman Sachs, where he served as Chief Financial Officer from 2018 to 2021. During his time at the firm, he also served as Chief Strategy Officer, was a long-standing member of the firm’s Management Committee, led the Firmwide Risk Committee for many years and managed several of the firm’s most important businesses. Following his career at Goldman Sachs, Stephen was Chairman and CEO of the Hertz Corporation from 2022 to 2024.
Stephen holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He also serves on the boards of the Jewish Museum and the New York Stem Cell Foundation and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
