Steven Ripplinger

Steven Ripplinger has a long and varied work experience. In 2006, they completed an internship with FirstEnergy Capital Corp as an Institutional Research Intern. The following year they worked as a Summer Analyst with BMO Capital Markets. In 2008, they began working with NCM Asset Management in a variety of roles, including Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, and Equity Research Analyst. In 2018, they completed an MBA Internship with Arrivo - The Arrival Company, working on various strategic initiatives related to hyperloop systems and future of mobility, commercialization opportunities for company IP, and product ideation. In 2020, they worked with Samsung Electronics as a Senior Corporate Finance Lead (Strategy) with Samsung Technology and Advanced Research. Later that year, they began working with NEON as a Senior Corporate Finance Lead (Strategy), focusing on financial and operational modeling & forecasting, analytics, go-to-market strategy, corporate development, and other strategic areas driving the company's growth. In 2021, they began working with TWO AI as Director, Growth & Strategy | Data Scientist, Growth Analytics, building interactive and immersional AI experiences beyond text and voice.

Steven Ripplinger obtained their Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen's University in 2008. In 2012, they obtained their Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification from the CFA Institute. In 2017, they obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The Wharton School, with a focus on Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and Operations, Information, Decisions.