Andrew L. Berger came to Sterne Agee from C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, an investment banking firm in New York, where he was Chairman of its asset management business and oversaw its investment banking and private client businesses. Prior to working for Unterberg, Towbin, Mr. Berger was a member of the Executive Management of Union Bancaire Privee, a family-owned private bank in Geneva, Switzerland. He also served as Managing Director of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) in London where he was a member of the European Management Committee. Prior to that, Mr. Berger held senior management positions at Wertheim Schroder & Company and L.F. Rothschild & Company in New York.

Within the securities industry, Mr. Berger served as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. from 1990-1993. He was also a member of the Emerging Markets Advisory Committee for the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission from 1991-1993. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Thermadyne Holdings Corporation in St. Louis.

Mr. Berger graduated Summa Cum Laude from Lehigh University. He earned his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.