Steve is one of the most sought-after speakers in the industry at trade shows, press meetings, conferences and industry events worldwide. Known for his “pull no punches” straight shooting style, Steve has been the keynote speaker at events throughout the United States, Europe and Asia – and has appeared on multiple international television programs. Steve’s presentations are renowned for being educational, opinionated, thought-provoking and entertaining, as well as for drawing “standing room only” capacity crowds.

Prior to founding ESG, Steve was the founder and CEO of Invincible Technologies Corp., a manufacturer of fault-tolerant NAS systems. Prior to founding ITC, Steve held management positions at Clearpoint Research, where he started and ran a storage peripherals business unit for several years. Prior to Clearpoint, Steve began his career at EMC in sales.

Steve graduated from Babson College, Wellesley, MA with a BA/BS. He lives in Franklin, MA with his wife Jessica, kids Kaitlyn, Jason, Michael and Lily, as well as their dog Abby and cat Floyd.