Responsibilities
Manuel (Manny) Stamatakis is a seasoned leader with extensive expertise in health and benefit plans. He oversees large, complex clients and provides strategic consultation to ensure clients receive innovative, cost-effective solutions that optimize the performance and quality of their benefit programs.
Background
Manny is a respected business leader and philanthropist with over three decades of experience. He founded Capital Management Enterprises in 1988, a Pennsylvania-based financial services and employee benefits consulting firm, which he later merged with Conner Strong & Buckelew in 2020.
Manny was also a founding member of First Financial Resources, a national financial service organization with over 120 offices nationwide.
Education
The Pennsylvania State University – Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Drexel University – Doctorate of Business Administration, Honoris Causa
Community Involvement
Manny is the Executive Chairman of the Board at MISTRAS Group and has been a key member of its Board of Directors since 2002. He previously served as Lead Director, Chair of the Governance Committee, and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.
He is Chairman Emeritus of Visit Philadelphia, where he plays a key role in supporting the growth of the region’s hospitality industry, which generates over $5 billion annually and supports more than 125,000 jobs.
Appointed by government officials, Manny has led public/private initiatives to strengthen the local economy and improve Pennsylvania’s role in world trade. He was instrumental in the rejuvenation of the Philadelphia Shipyard and continues to serve as Chairman of the Philadelphia Shipyard Development Corporation.
Manny actively supports numerous charitable organizations, including the American Heart Association, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Cancer Society, the Morris Arboretum, the American Jewish Committee, the United Cerebral Palsy Association, the United Negro College Fund and the Philadelphia Tribune Charities.
He has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of his service.
