Ted Stuart is the President of Architectural Arts, one of the Midwest’s preeminent commercial millwork companies, that he helped found in 1998. The company does high-end architectural millwork for major construction projects across the country such as the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver, Disney’s Grand California Hotel in Anaheim, and Stanford Law School, Stanford University in Palo Alto.
A native of Des Moines, Stuart is a graduate of the University of Iowa. He has worked for the 3M Company and The Des Moines Register, and was President of the Des Moines Heritage Cable Television system prior to its sale in 1990. He is a graduate of the Des Moines Leadership Institute and has been active on numerous civic organization boards, including The Des Moines Development Commission, the BBB, the Metro Opera, the Des Moines Community Playhouse, Orchard Place, and the Science Center of Iowa. He is also a very amateur artist.