Port of Seattle CEO Mic Dinsmore to join Stark Investments

Stark Investments announced today that M.R. (Mic) Dinsmore will join the firm as President of Stark's Infrastructure Investment division. Company co-founders Brian Stark and Mike Roth made the announcement from the investment firm's Milwaukee, Wis. headquarters.

Stark Investments is a multi-asset manager in the alternative investments industry, managing in excess of $10 billion for qualified institutional and individual investors. In addition to its Milwaukee headquarters, Stark has 11 investment offices worldwide. Dinsmore will be based in the Seattle office and will begin with the firm in the spring.

Dinsmore will retire in March from the Port of Seattle, after serving as its CEO for the past 15 years. During his tenure, Dinsmore has helped define the Port as a global player in the movement of people and commerce. He oversaw $5 billion in capital improvement programs, including building or renovating four container terminals and two cruise terminals, revitalizing Seattle's central waterfront, and rebuilding major portions of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Dinsmore also serves as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Seattle branch, a post he has held for six years. He has just completed a two-year term as co-chair of the National Center for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, an organization he helped found after the landmark 1993 APEC meeting hosted by President Clinton in Seattle. Dinsmore has also served as board member for a number of organizations devoted to international trade. Dinsmore earned his MBA from the University of Washington.

"We are delighted to welcome Mic to our firm," said Brian Stark. "He brings a unique set of credentials and a wealth of experience in financing and building public infrastructure. Mic's deep knowledge of doing business not only in the United States but also in Asia fits well with our strategic growth plans for Infrastructure Investments."