# Robert Stein

> Robert Stein is a startup investor at Astor Investment Management (Chicago). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Astor Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astor-investment-management)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-stein-8925979/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Rob_Stein_Astor

Robert Stein is a startup investor at Astor Investment Management in Chicago. Mr. Robert Stein began his career as a project analyst for the Federal Reserve under former Chairman Paul Volcker and later went on to hold senior trading or portfolio management positions with large money-center Wall Street banks. Returning to Chicago in 1994, he formed Astor Financial, Inc., the parent company of Astor Asset Management LLC(“AAM”) a registered investment adviser and the predecessor firm to Astor Investment Management, LLC. Knight Capital Group (NYSE: KCG) acquired AAM in 2010 and Mr. Stein was appointed to the Executive Committee reporting to the Board of Directors and directly to the Chairman. In a management restructuring, Mr. Stein re-organized AAM as an independent firm (Astor Investment Management LLC). Mr. Stein is the co-creator of the Astor Economic Index® (AEI), the firm’s proprietary method used to create what we believe is a smoother, more accurate “live read” on the economy. He is also the author of several books, including Inside Greenspan’s Briefcase (McGraw-Hill) and Finding the Bull inside the Bear (John Wiley & Sons). Mr. Stein is the founder of the i-CARE Foundation, an organization that provides an annual grant to Northwestern Hospital to enhance patient experience and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Advisors to GlenKirk, an organization that supports people with special needs. Mr. Stein holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan.

## About Astor Investment Management

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Astor is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York. Entrusted with more than $2B in assets, their data-driven strategies cater to varying risk tolerances and portfolio objectives. They help hundreds of world-class investors make informed asset-allocation decisions. They are fundamentally driven to keep theirfinger on the pulse of the economy. Their investment philosophy is based upon the belief that diligent analysis of economic data can provide valuable signals for longer-term financial market allocations.

1 contacts available at Astor Investment Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robert Stein | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-stein-db4a |

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