Stephane was born in San Francisco, but resided in Paris, France until the age of ten when he moved back to San Francisco. He attended UC Santa Cruz and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. After graduating, Stephane went to work for Montgomery Asset Management and then the Supercuts Corporation, where he was a financial analyst. In 1997, Stephane moved to New York City to attend Fordham University where he earned his MBA with honors. After graduating from Fordham, Stephane worked for Chase Manhattan Bank in their middle market Structured Finance Group and Mergers & Acquisitions Group. In 2001, Stephane joined Sverica International, a middle market leveraged buyout firm, as a Principal in their San Francisco office. He is currently working on various entrepreneurial projects.

Stephane is an avid downhill skier who spends as much time as he can skiing in the winter and counts the days until the start of the next ski season during the off season.