Stephen Waite is founder and CEO of Consilient Capital, a corporate advisory firm specializing in strategic consulting within emerging technology markets and professional investment management services. He is currently serving as strategic consultant to several emerging technology companies and is also advising a multimillion-dollar long/short absolute return fund.

A Wall Street professional for 22 years and co-founder of a multibillion-dollar investment management firm, Steve has extensive experience in global economic and financial market issues, with tenures at Morgan Stanley & Co, the Capital Group, Merrill Lynch, and CSAM/BEA Associates. In addition, he served as the chief knowledge officer of ThelnfoPro Inc., an independent technology research firm, where he currently serves on the board of directors. Steve is currently on the advisory board of the Strategic News Service's (SNS) Future in Review technology conference series.

A former adjunct professor of Finance at Quinnipiac University, Steve is the author of the book Quantum Investing and co-author of the book Boomernomics. His economic and financial research has been published in several books and professional journals, including the Wall Street Journal, Economist, FORTUNE, Barron's, BusinessWeek, and Worth. Stephen has a master's degree in Economics from the Pennsylvania State University and is a participant at the Santa Fe Institute.