Stephen Smith

Stephen M. Smith is CEO and co-founder of Intellispark and is an author, investor, advisor, and board member. He currently serves on the boards of Common App, Transeo, and iDreamCareer; chairs the product advisory council for Edmentum; is a member of the Johnson Advisory Council at the Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business; and is an advisor to Roadtrip Nation. Steve is co-author of Who Do You Think You Are: Three Critical Conversations for Coaching Teens to College & Career Success, published by John Wiley & Sons. Steve was previously president and chief product officer at Hobsons where he led global product strategy, corporate development, student data privacy, and R&D. Steve joined Hobsons through the acquisition of Naviance, a leading college and career readiness technology platform used in 12,000 schools in more than 100 countries, where he was co-founder and chief executive.