With more than 25 years of experience, Stephen provides executive leadership and subject matter expertise on reputation to the RepTrak Company. He joined the company in 2015. As a catalyst for growth, his responsibilities include being a champion of reputation intelligence, strategic thought leadership, and long-range strategic planning. Prior to RepTrak he was Chief Strategy Officer, purveyor of insight, and practitioner of integrated communications at leading agencies, namely -- Leo Burnett, Mullen, Doner, and Saatchi & Saatchi.

Stephen is often cited as a reputation expert -- and has been quoted in leading media sources including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, WSJ, CNBC, NPR, Associated Press, NY Times, Adage, PR Week, and FT. Of note, he has contributed to published content including the following books -- Chutzpah & Chutzpah, Brand Physics, Reputation Management, Brand Activism, and Activate Brand Purpose. Additionally, he has publicly spoken at key industry events including the Conference Board, Bloomberg, IAAF, Sustainable Brands Conference, ESOMAR, TMRE, and 4A’s Strategy Fest. His academic credentials include an Executive MBA in Management from Stern, NYU (2000).

In his spare time, he continues to actively cultivate his academic interests, in having lectured on the topics of reputation, marketing, branding, sales, and advertising at major universities including Northeastern, USC, NYU, Michigan State, Babson, Rice, and American University. When taking a break from reputation, you’ll find him either playing, coaching, or watching soccer – or otherwise exploring far flung places in the world.