Founding Head of School, Stuart J. Dow, graduated cum laude from Yale University with a B.A. in History (concentration in Jewish History), and from the University of Texas School of Law with a J.D. While at Yale, Mr. Dow received The Cogswell Prize, and later, while at the University of Texas School of Law, he won The Thad Hucheson Moot Court Competition and was named the Best Advocate at the Locke Purnell Honors Mock Trial Competition. Beyond his formal education, Stuart has studied at Hebrew University and the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies, both in Jerusalem. In addition, he has lived in Israel and worked as a journalist for The Jerusalem Post.