Malcolm E. Polley, CFA
Executive Vice President and Managing Director

Malcolm serves as executive vice president and managing director of S&T Wealth Management, and is responsible for providing strategic direction for and leadership to all of the group’s subdivisions – Wealth Management Services, Financial Services and Stewart Capital Advisors.

He also serves as president and chief investment officer of Stewart Capital Advisors, where he oversees the investment team and is responsible for asset management, research, performance evaluation, and asset allocation strategies for the firm’s private clients.

Malcolm has nearly 25 years of experience in the investment and financial services industry, including almost 10 years of service with S&T Bancorp. He became chief investment officer of S&T Wealth Management in 2001 and established investment processes that transformed the department from three employees to nine.

Malcolm then led the effort to form Stewart Capital Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisory subsidiary, and transformed the company’s assets under management to approximately $1.27 billion as of June 30, 2010. He also spearheaded the development of the Stewart Capital Mid Cap Fund, and is a member of the investment team that has managed the Fund since it commenced operations in December 2006.

Additionally, Malcolm is an adjunct faculty member at the Eberly College of Business, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation, and currently serves as president of the CFA Society of Pittsburgh. Malcolm received a BBA in finance from Iowa State University.

He has been quoted extensively in the business press and is a frequent guest on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street, Power Lunch and Closing Bell; Fox Business; Bloomberg TV; and Bloomberg Radio.