In Memoriam: W. Stewart Cahn, 84
VP/Corporate Banker at Chemical from 1965 to 1991
W. Stewart Cahn, who began his career working at Chemical Bank and spent 26 years in its Banking and Corporate Finance Division, and Media Corporate Finance Group, died on December 28, 2024 in New York. He was 84 and had been battling cancer.Born in Beacon, NY, Cahn was a 1961 graduate of Colgate University and 1963 graduate of Cornell's Johnson School of Business.
He left Chemical in 1991 and, at the age of 50, established Cahn Capital Corp., a boutique investment banking firm, which he led for 34 years until his death.
Cahn was an active leader with numerous major Jewish charitable organizations, having served on the boards of JCRC-NY, Israel Bonds and B'nai B'rith International, as well as co-chair of UJA-Federation of New York's Banking & Finance Division and Entertainment Division.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Sandra F. Cahn.
Donations can be made to One Israel Fund, 445 Central Ave., #210, Cedarhurst, NY 11516.