George Calhoun is a Professor and Director of the Quantitative Finance Program at Stevens Institute of Technology, with a Ph.D. from the Wharton School. Prior to joining Stevens, he spent 30 years as an entrepreneur in the high-tech wireless industry serving in executive and board-level positions at several public companies, including as CEO, Chairman (two companies), and Audit Committee chair (three companies). He has extensive tech sector experience in East Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and a background in capital acquisition through public offerings, private placements, joint ventures, and venture capital transactions. He is the author of four books on technology and finance. He currently directs two Fintech-focused research centers at Stevens, and lives in Washington DC.
