Ross Stevens is the Founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Holdings Group. Ross started his career at Goldman Sachs after receiving his PhD in Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago (Booth) and his BSE in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton).

Ross’ philanthropy focuses on human excellence and human rights, including establishing Wharton’s Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance, enhancing Booth’s PhD program (renamed Stevens Doctoral Program), and empowering activists in authoritarian countries with bitcoin.