Stuart Weiss is a business valuation (BV) practitioner based in Portland, Oregon. He is a CPA/ABV He also holds the AICPA's Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) designation and is a Registered Investment Advisor. Mr. Weiss serves as president of the Oregon chapter of NACVA and leads continuing education sessions. In addition, he holds the Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR), the only designation in the profession that focuses on reviewing BV reports.

Mr. Weiss is also a principal in a family business where, as treasurer, he is responsible for investing in the firm's stock market portfolio. His experience includes a stint on Wall Street as an equity analyst and several years as a writer for Business Week magazine in New York. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor of science from UCLA, graduating Phi Beta Kappa.