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• Joe Crosby

Joe Crosby

Joe serves as MultiState's CEO. He is involved in all aspects of the firm’s efforts to help clients resolve the challenges they face in the state and local government arena, with a concentration on providing strategic counsel, identifying and deploying political assets, and advancing tax policy objectives.

Prior to joining MultiState in 2011, Joe was with the Council On State Taxation (COST) for more than a decade, ending his tenure there as COO & senior director, policy. Joe has also served as national director of state legislative services for Ernst & Young LLP; vice president with a state legislative tracking firm; and director of a grassroots canvass operation in California.

Joe is a nationally recognized expert on state and local business tax policy. He was identified by State Tax Notes as the “single most influential person in state taxation” and named as the publication’s inaugural Person of the Year. Joe is routinely quoted in trade and national publications on tax policy matters, has regularly testified before state legislatures, the U.S. Congress, and other state and national policy-making bodies, and has given hundreds of presentations to local, regional, and national business groups.

Joe is past president of the State Government Affairs Council, the premier national association for multistate government affairs executives, and he served on the board of the Washington Area State Relations Group. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and completed graduate course work in economic policy at American University in Washington.



• Rick Davis

Rick Davis

Rick Davis is a partner at Stone Court Capital, a private equity investor located in New York City. He has a long and distinguished career in both the public and private sector.

Having served on President Ronald Reagan’s political team and served in three Reagan Administration Cabinet Agencies before becoming the White House special assistant to the president for the Domestic Policy Council. President George H.W. Bush appointed him as deputy executive director for the White House Conference on Science and Economic Research Related to Global Climate Change. In 1988, Davis worked for the George H.W. Bush presidential campaign and also in 1996 for Robert Dole’s presidential campaign. In 2000 and 2008, Davis served as Senator John McCain’s national campaign manager, leading all aspects of the campaign activity.

Davis currently serves on the board of the Environmental Defense Action Fund. He lives in Alexandria, Va., and is married to Dr. Karen Davis.

• Gordon Goldstein

Gordon Goldstein

A senior advisor to Concordant, Gordon M. Goldstein is an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). From 2010 to 2018, he was also a managing director at Silver Lake, the world’s largest investment firm in the global technology industry. Goldstein represented Silver Lake as a member of the U.S. delegation to the 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications in the United Arab Emirates and also served on the American delegation to the 2014 UN International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference in South Korea.

Goldstein is a former managing director at Clark & Weinstock, a government relations, corporate communications, and strategy consulting firm. He also served as a consultant to the Albright Stonebridge Group, a strategy advisory firm in Washington, DC. He was a senior advisor to the strategic planning unit of the executive office of the UN secretary-general, and codirected the CFR project on the information revolution and the Brookings Institution project on sovereign wealth funds and global public investors. Goldstein is a former Wayland fellow and visiting lecturer at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. He was a visiting lecturer at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.

Goldstein is the author of Lessons In Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam, a study of national security strategy and White House decision-making, which was a Foreign Affairs best seller.

He has appeared on ABC, the BBC, CNN, and MSNBC, and his articles, op-eds, and book review essays have been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times, Atlantic, Newsweek, Politico, Foreign Policy, and Spanish-language newspaper El Pais, for which he is a contributing commentator on the global technology industry, internet, and cybersecurity.

Dr. Goldstein is a graduate of Phillips Academy Andover and Columbia University, where he was an International Fellow and was awarded a BA, MIA, M.Phil and Ph.D in political science and international relations. He continues his affiliation with the university as a nonresident fellow of Columbia Law School's Roger Hertog Program on Law and National Security. He is a member of the advisory board for the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.



• Trevor Hanger

Trevor Hanger

A Senior Vice President at Forbes Tate Partners, he was President and Director of Research at Height Capital Markets, an investment bank in Washington, DC prior to joining FTP.

At Height, Trevor oversaw the research, consulting, and investment banking divisions at the firm and led teams tasked with advising institutional and private equity clients on corporate and investment strategy with a focus on legislative and regulatory policy issues. Prior to Height, Trevor spent two years working on political campaigns through the Campaign Corps program at EMILY’s List.

Trevor began his career spending eight years as a trader and head of policy research for a pair of hedge funds in Dallas, TX.



• Ed Hill

Ed Hill

A Partner at Forbes Tate Partners, Ed is a recognized expert in financial services policy and advocacy. With over 30 years of experience in the field, he advises and works with clients that have policy issues before Congress and financial regulators.

Most recently, Ed served as Senior Vice President and Head of Government Affairs for the Bank Policy Institute. In that role, he helped to lead BPI’s federal advocacy efforts on member company priorities, including those in the areas of capital and liquidity, consumer banking, technology, and national security.

Prior to joining BPI, Mr. Hill spent nearly two decades with Bank of America representing the bank before federal policy makers on issues including capital markets reforms, investment research, and retail banking. He also worked for the National Governors Association, the Financial Services Roundtable, and Ernst & Young, LLP in their Bank Regulatory and Risk Management Practice.

Mr. Hill holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Emory University, a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University, and a Master of Science in Finance from George Washington University.



• Adam Hitchcock

Adam Hitchcock

A senior advisor to Concordant, Adam Hitchcock is the managing partner of Great Lakes Global Holdings (GLGH), a holding company at the nexus of finance and politics. GLGH originates, executes and manages investment opportunities that require capital and political solutions. GLGH partners with other institutions - asset managers, investment banks, law firms, lobbyists and consultancies - to deliver integrated strategy and execution across geographies and sectors.

Before founding GLGH, he was a Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners, reporting to the executive chairman. Before entering finance, Adam served in the Obama White House in the Office of the Chief of Staff and the Council of Economic Advisers. Before joining the Obama White House, Adam was on the Obama-Biden White House Transition Project and the Obama 2008 presidential campaign. Previously, he worked for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.

Adam is a member of the Dean’s Council at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, serves on the Development Committee of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and is a board member with Business Forward. He previously served as a member of the Chair’s Council on Climate at the Export-Import Bank of the United States and was a lecturer at the University of Chicago for four years.

He is involved with the non-profit community in Chicago serving on the board of Urban Initiatives and leadership council of A Better Chicago.
Adam earned his B.A. from Indiana University and J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.



• Jay Ireland

Jay Ireland

A senior advisor to Concordant and Co-founder of Earlylands, a strategy and risk advisory firm focused on global markets, Jay Ireland brings decades of cross-functional, senior leadership experience, including a 38-year career with GE in a wide variety of senior positions across business units and functions. Jay is also currently the executive chairman of Milele Energy, a power-generation company investing in clean-energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa.

As the CEO of GE Africa (2011-2018), Jay led GE’s operations on the sub-continent, growing revenue in Africa from $750M to nearly $4B. Other leadership roles included CEO of GE Asset Management, President of NBC Universal Television Stations, CFO of GE Plastics, and Director of Investor Relations. Jay was a GE company officer and member of the company’s Corporate Executive Council.

Jay is a board member of the Mastercard Foundation and a non-executive director of the publicly-listed Gates Industrial Corporation. He is also a Trustee of St. Lawrence University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1977.



• Pat Joyce

Pat Joyce

Pat Joyce is a lobbyist at KP Public Affairs who provides strategic counsel on policy, regulatory consulting, and legislative advocacy for a variety of clients. He has over a decade of experience in government affairs and political campaigns in California and Washington, DC.

Prior to joining KP, Pat was a political consultant who managed and advised campaign finance operations for a half dozen Democratic members of Congress in Washington, DC raising millions of dollars from federal PACs and individual donors during the 2012 and 2014 campaign cycles. Before that, he served as Finance Director for an Ohio Congressman during the 2010 election cycle.



• Mathew Lapinski

Mathew Lapinski

Mathew Lapinski is CEO of Crossroads Strategies, LLC. Mat represents a broad spectrum of clients across multiple practice areas. With nearly two decades of advocacy experience, he is an expert in navigating Washington’s federal legislative and regulatory institutions.

Beginning as a lobbyist for health care and insurance interests, Mat now covers a broad array of policy disciplines, including financial services, energy, health care, trade, education, and technology.

Called one of Washington’s most persistent lobbyists, Mat has spent his entire career dedicated solely to managing the legislative and regulatory process. He is adept at developing and implementing advocacy campaigns for corporate, association, and non-profit clients. He also provides risk management advisory services to clients seeking to better understand the impact of government action on business.

He has led client representations related to the largest federal interventions of the last 20 years, including the response to the 2008 financial crisis, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and the ongoing response to COVID-19.

Prior to joining Crossroads, Mat was a Principal of the public policy practice at Dentons and part of the lobbying team at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

Mat is a 2002 graduate of Georgetown University.



• Ed Manning

Ed Manning

Ed is a Partner at KP. He is a registered lobbyist and an attorney specializing in environmental, energy, water, and resource issues with over 30 years of experience. Ed has managed broad coalitions and developed winning strategies on diverse issues including construction defect reform, water supply, climate change, gaming, energy infrastructure, and transportation infrastructure issues.



• Ryan McConaghy

Ryan McConaghy

As a Partner helping to lead and expand the firm’s public affairs practice, he uses a diverse skill set honed in Congress, on the campaign trail, and in the think tank community to guide successful advocacy efforts and help clients navigate Capitol Hill.

Prior to joining Forbes Tate Partners, McConaghy was a senior advisor to Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer, helping to shape policy development and issue strategy. While leading the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Center (DPCC), he built and directed campaigns integrating policy analysis, legislative action, media outreach, public opinion research, rapid response, and stakeholder engagement on topics including economic policy, budget and tax, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and immigration reform, among others. Most recently, he served as the Assistant Democratic Secretary, counseling senators on how to use the rules and precedents of the Senate to accomplish their goals.

Previously, McConaghy served as the Director of the Economic Program at Third Way, where he helped to guide the organization’s efforts on an array of issues tied to economic growth and middle-class success. In that role he organized public forums, and often appeared on national media outlets to represent the organization’s views and comment on political matters. He was also able to successfully engage members of Congress, resulting in several policy proposals being introduced as legislation and enacted.

Mr. McConaghy has also served as Legislative Director for Representative John Hall and worked in the office of Senator Charles Schumer as the Legislative Assistant overseeing energy policy, national defense issues, foreign affairs, and agriculture. In those roles he was able to repeatedly work with bipartisan coalitions to achieve results.

In 2006, McConaghy served as Policy Director during Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s successful campaign in Rhode Island, where he was responsible for policy briefing and development, issue research, and rapid response support.

Mr. McConaghy graduated from American University with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in International Studies. He currently resides in Alexandria, VA with his wife, son, and their dog Lucky.



• Drew O'Brien

Drew O'Brien

Drew O'Brien is a Partner at Seven Letter. Formerly Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW), Drew led the firm’s business throughout the Northeast region, including management of the firm’s single largest global corporate client. Concurrent with that role, Drew also served as President of Direct Impact, BCW’s grassroots communications and advocacy practice.

Immediately prior to entering the private sector in 2016, Drew served as Secretary John Kerry’s Special Representative for Global Partnerships at the US Department of State. Under Drew’s leadership and with the engagement of a cross-section of private companies and NGOs, the Office of Global Partnerships played a major role in the US Water Partnership, the Secretary’s Our Oceans Conference, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit and the US response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014. Throughout the course of his tenure at State, Drew joined a leadership team which leveraged over $800 million in public and private resources with over 1600 partners around the world.

Prior to his service at the Department of State, Drew held several positions in public service, including State Director and Senior Advisor to US Senator John Kerry, Special Assistant to Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston, Executive Director of Mayor Menino’s Office of Neighborhood Services, Special Assistant to the Director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Chief of Staff to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and Deputy Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Drew has also worked on numerous political campaigns at the local, state and national levels throughout his career, including in several capacities during John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign in Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, as well as at the Democratic National Convention in Boston.

Additionally, he has lectured on politics and government at colleges and universities in Massachusetts and throughout the country. In 2007, Drew was named one of the city’s “Ten Outstanding Young Leaders” by the Boston Jaycees and in 2009 he was named one of Massachusetts’ “Top Ten Political Operatives” by Campaigns and Elections Magazine. Drew was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Medal from the University of Massachusetts Medical School for work in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake and in January of 2017, he was presented with the State Department’s Distinguished Service Award by Secretary Kerry.

Drew holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Northeastern University.



• Jon Ross

Jon Ross

Jon is a Partner at KP. He started his lobbying career with the San Francisco law firm of Landels, Ripley and Diamond, which he left in 1996 to help start the predecessor firm to KP, the Kahl Pownall Companies. Jon leads KP’s advocacy efforts for financial services clients, including Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and the California Mortgage Bankers Association, among others. He also leads KP’s technology practice and has become a key voice on virtually all issues impacting Silicon Valley. Jon was the first outside lobbyist retained by Google (in 2006) and subsequently has been retained by other technology leaders, including Cisco, Airbnb, and Lyft. Jon also represents five large, national accounting firms (PWC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte and Grant Thornton). Jon’s other clients include NBC Universal, the California Restaurant Association and the Hertz Corporation.



• Rhod Shaw

Rhod Shaw

Rhod Shaw brings over 35 years of high-level government experience to his colleagues and clients at the Alpine Group. Mr. Shaw has successfully represented a diverse group of Fortune 500 companies, major international trade associations, state and local governments, and other industry leaders on matters pending before the legislative and executive branches of government. He provides clients critical strategic policy advice, business insights, and has created and implemented comprehensive legislative and grassroots action plans for effecting successful change in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

His keen understanding of both policy and politics has earned Mr. Shaw the distinction of being known as one of Washington’s elite consultants. Recognized throughout his career as an elite consultant who blends political insights and profound relationships with substantive policy knowledge, he is unique in that his reach and relationships span across the Senate and House and across the partisan political spectrum.

Mr. Shaw’s extensive policy experience includes specialized work affecting key industries such as telecommunications, energy, automotive, technology, financial services, and those requiring the protection of intellectual property rights, as well as other leading industries.

Mr. Shaw has also helped expand the Alpine Group’s expertise and reach through his work serving in leadership positions with groups such as FIPRA International, which leverages the expertise of firms in the capitals of the 50 largest economic markets of the world. This global network ensures that clients and policy makers have access to the best information, representation, and perspective from North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America. He also serves as an advisor to several start-up businesses across the technology, energy, and sports/entertainment realm.



• Frank Steinberg

Frank Steinberg

A Partner at Forbes Tate Partners, he handles a diverse portfolio of issues, including financial services, appropriations, education, telecom, tech, and defense. Frank has relationships with Members and staff across the House Republican Conference – ranging from the moderate Tuesday Group to the conservative Freedom Caucus, as well as with key House and Senate committees and Republican leadership.

A seasoned strategist, Frank has designed and implemented legislative agendas that leverage insight and strong relationships across Congress and the federal agencies to achieve wins for clients. He brings extensive experience in navigating the annual budget and appropriations processes – helping Forbes Tate Partners’ clients to both create new initiatives and protect vital programs. Frank has also worked on complex regulatory issues across sectors and has extensive experience in coalition management and operations.

Previously, Frank worked at a boutique government relations firm specializing in innovation, R&D, and higher education. There, Frank represented some of the country’s leading research universities and innovation organizations helping to secure federal funding and shape policies that promoted clients’ competitive advantages. Early in his career, Frank gained key insight into the legislative process and the workings of Capitol Hill during his time in the office of then-Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana.

Frank is active in Republican politics and has worked on campaigns in Ohio, Indiana, and his home state of New Jersey. Frank graduated with honors from Denison University and earned a Master’s in Business Administration from the Harbert College of Business at Auburn University.

An avid golfer, New York Giants fan, and country music listener, Frank and his wife, Kristen, reside in Maryland.



• Andrew Stern

Andrew Stern

Vice President of Media Relations at Concordant, Andrew Stern is a public relations and media relations expert with extensive experience with global media.

Andrew has served as a trusted communications advisor across multiple industries, including healthcare, retail, and finance, both in-house and in agencies. Most recently, Andrew was an Associate Partner at ICR Consilium in London, where he led media relations strategy and execution for a range of biotech, pharma, and technology companies. Prior to this, Andrew's past roles include media relations positions at Cardinal Health, Ace Hardware, and No Limit Agency. Andrew also has expertise in advertising planning and buying from his time at Starcom Worldwide.

Andrew holds a degree in Strategic Communications from The Ohio State University, and currently resides in London, England.



• Jeff Strunk

Jeff Strunk

A Managing Partner at Forbes Tate Partners, Mr. Strunk spent eight years on Capitol Hill, including six years with House Republican Leadership – most recently serving as Deputy Floor Director to former Speaker of the House John Boehner.

Jeff regularly works with Fortune 500 companies, trade organizations, and coalitions. He represents client interests on a range of issues, and brings particular expertise in regards to financial products and services, banking, energy, and telecommunications issues. He also operates at the nexus between these policy areas and tax and cybersecurity issues.

Prior to serving as Deputy Floor Director to former Speaker of the House John Boehner, Mr. Strunk spent three years as Floor Assistant. Prior to his time with Boehner, Mr. Strunk worked for former Congressman Patrick J. Tiberi, a previous Chairman of the influential Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Health.

During his time in House Leadership, Mr. Strunk formed incredibly strong relationships with members of Congress from both sides of the aisle – and, also, their staffers. He developed expertise in parliamentary procedure, House Rules, and a thorough understanding of the inner workings of House Leadership and Congress.

Mr. Strunk’s roots connect him to a wide variety of House Committees. He frequently works with members of the House Ways and Means, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees. Jeff also maintains deep ties to both the House Intelligence and Homeland Security Committees.

Jeff has long been active in the Republican Party – both in Ohio and at the national level. He has worked on the campaign of Patrick J. Tiberi, as well as volunteered on numerous other Congressional campaigns.

Strunk’s background also includes his ongoing role with an organized volunteer campaign effort in his home state of Ohio. For more than six years, he has led an independent GOTV program in the Buckeye State that helps to provide grassroots support to Republican candidates at the local, state, and federal levels.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Strunk is a graduate of Xavier University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

He and his wife and three children live in Washington, DC.



• Greg Thompson

Greg Thompson

A senior advisor to Concordant, Greg Thompson has extensive experience in building effective communications strategies and integrated campaigns to support organizations navigating business challenges and significant milestones. During his 12-year tenure at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) Greg built and led the enterprise external communication function. As a member of HCSC’s leadership team, Greg was recognized for working effectively across multiple business groups and functions to develop, drive and implement communication strategies to help meet business goals; including corporate positioning and reputation, crisis communication, and issues management, public affairs and advocacy, leadership positioning, stakeholder management and media relations. In addition, he led M&A, corporate social responsibility and financial situations communications strategy. He also facilitated congressional testimony and hearing preparation.

Prior to his tenure at HCSC, Greg led corporate communications and media relations for UnitedHealthcare’s central region, as well as serving as an advisor to the World Economic Forum, supporting the Davos Annual Meetings in Switzerland. Greg began his career on Wall Street working in Goldman Sachs’ fixed income department structuring and executing investment strategies for institutional and high net worth clients.
Greg serves on the board of directors of After School Matters (Chicago), The Poetry Foundation (Chicago) and Macalester College (St. Paul). Previous board service included GLAAD Media Awards (New York), Treatment Action Group (New York), Heartland Alliance Health and Human Services (Chicago) and Center on Halsted (Chicago).

He holds an M.B.A from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.A from Macalester College.



• Barrett Thornhill

Barrett Thornhill

A Partner at Forbes Tate Partners, drawing on 20 years of experience in health policy and market access, he advocates on legislative issues before the U.S. Congress, regulatory matters the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies as well as state Governor offices. Barrett’s work has ranged from arenas of chronic and infectious diseases to oncology, innovative diagnostics and medical devices, niche and orphan therapeutics, as well as value-based business models and commercial market management. He started his career on Capitol Hill, serving as a Healthcare Legislative Assistant for U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Patrick Toomey and the late Rep. Charlie Norwood.

Barrett received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a licensed attorney and lives in McLean, Virginia.



• Todd Weiss

Todd Weiss

Todd has spent the better part of his career in the public policy arena as an advocate for multiple corporations and trade associations within the financial services public policy arena.

Todd is well known in Washington advocacy circles as a determined and dedicated representative of his clients’ interests, and a skilled legislative tactician.

With a wide set of bipartisan relationships in the House and Senate and unique insights into the inner workings of policy creation, Todd represents the outcome-based advocacy that defines the Crossroads team.

Beginning his career in the United States Senate as an aide to former Senators Rick Santorum and Tim Hutchinson, Todd is widely recognized as one of the most effective policy advocates in the Washington community. Prior to joining Crossroads, Todd served in the public law practices of SNR Denton and Arent Fox.

Todd is a 1994 graduate of Hobart and William Smith College.



• Stefan Weitz

Stefan Weitz

A senior advisor to Concordant, Stefan Weitz is an 18-year Microsoft veteran who led and built technologies used by a billion people across the planet - and then joined the leadership of the 2nd largest independent eCommerce company in North America before negotiating a successful exit in 2018. As a best-selling author on technology, multi-patent holder and angel investor, Stefan lives to envision and build the future.

Currently, Stefan is the co-founder and CEO of HumanX – the world’s preeminent AI advisory and conference. Venture-backed and aligned with the needs of enterprises needing to deploy AI to obtain their competitive edge, HumanX helps turn inspiration into action.
Stefan is also a founder and General Partner of SilverCircle, a stage-agnostic venture fund that has invested in 31 deals since inception in late 2021. With over 160 LPs, nearly all of whom are operators, SilverCircle is more than just capital – it is the knowhow and expertise to change the venture equation for the better.

Stefan was previously the founder and Managing Director of ’87, an investment fund and business incubator in Chicago, IL. In his capacity there, he invested in and founded businesses aligned with a direct-to-consumer, data-backed thesis.
Stefan is an Officer and founder of Stella Center, a PTSD-treatment company that uses a revolutionary procedure to combat the effects of trauma. Finally, Stefan is a co-founder and initial Chief Product Officer of WeAreGiant, a company that connects musicians with their most passionate fans (launching in H2 2022).

Prior to ’87, Stefan was the Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer of Radial, where he transformed the overall company’s strategy to capitalize on the current state of eCommerce. He led a 320-person team that built the company’s technical products and services and managed $250M in revenue. After driving 7x growth in one of the product lines in 16 months, the team sold Radial to BPost for $850M, at twice the EBITDA multiple for which it sold 24 months earlier.

At Microsoft, Stefan was on the founding team of Bing.com and worked with people and organizations across the globe to build and promote industry-leading Search technologies. Bing grew from under 7% to nearly 30% US market share during his tenure and achieved profitability on over $3B in revenue.

Prior to Search, Stefan led the strategy and development of Microsoft’s next generation online platforms, was the inventor and General Manager for Microsoft's muni WiFi strategy, built a cybersecurity defense unit, designed open-source development models for their flagship product, ran diligence and M&A efforts for a half-dozen acquisitions, and launched several global products to market.
Stefan has been writing code since he was 8 years old and is fluent in both hardware and software architecture, trends, and potentials. His best-selling book, Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter, gained international prominence, and led to dozens of speaking engagements ranging from 10 to 25,000 people in places from TEDx to The Nantucket Project.

Stefan holds several US and international patents in the areas of big data and artificial intelligence. He is also an active investor in 26 startups ranging from healthcare to virtualization, consumer food and eCommerce.

Stefan serves on two corporate boards and two non-profit boards, including the GenCon Board for Conservation International and is active in Endeavor Global, a non-profit dedicated to incubating high-impact startups in developing markets.