Steve was a Managing Director at Ferghana Partners where he was responsible for corporate partnering, M&A and equity private placements. Prior to Ferghana, Steve was a Managing Director at Asanté Partners LLC, where he ran that firm's financing efforts while also focusing on other strategic advisory assignments. Before joining Asanté, Steve was a Director at Wasserstein Perella & Co. where he headed the Private Equity Advisory Group's Healthcare and Power & Energy teams. Steve began his career, and spent over 10 years, at Chase Manhattan where he specialized in M&A advisory and Private Equity investing through Chase Capital. He also co-founded KnightBridge Capital Partners LLC, an investment advisory boutique.

Steve received an AB in Government from Dartmouth College and an Executive MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business. Steve lives in Westchester, NY with his wife, four children and their convivial menagerie, including a yellow lab, lop-eared rabbit and Russian tortoise. He spends his free time hiking the trails of the Northeast with his family or grinding it out on the tennis court.