Sir Albert Gerald Stern (24 September 1878 – 2 January 1966) was a banker who became the Secretary of the Landship Committee during World War I, where his organisational ability assisted the Committee in creating the first British tank.During the war he came into conflict with the War Office but had the advantage of direct access to the Prime Minister, and no civil service career to protect.
He was removed from direct involvement in the production of tanks and sidelined.
Author: Unknown Source: Image frontispiece from Tanks, 1914-1918; the log-book of a pioneer (London, New York [etc.]: Hodder and Stoughton, 1919) by Sir Albert Gerald Stern: https://archive.org/details/cu31924027835176 License: PD US expired