Stephen Chen is the CEO of RenuVolt Technologies. RenuVolt Technologies is the only technology company that can triple the lifespan of your industrial batteries. Protected by patents on three continents, our clients include the Russian government and the 3rd largest automobile company in Central Europe. We service clients in a myriad of industries including the locomotive, airline, mining, telecommunications, military, automobile and materials handling space.Stephen is also a Director at a New York-based investment firm that invests in innovative technologies focused on the industrial sector. Previously, he led the Investment Banking team at Oppenheimer of North America, where the firm advised on $6 billion in aggregate transactions. In particular, he worked closely with Foreign Direct Investments to accelerate economic growth in the Central Europe, MENA, and Asia regions. Prior to Oppenheimer, Stephen was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan and before that, he was a Vice President at Bear Stearns. He is additionally the cofounder of the social enterprise GreenSoul Shoes.Stephen is a member of the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC), New York Investment Network, Queens Economic Development Corporation Business Plan Judge, and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Stephen's work has been covered by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Fox News, ABC, and NBC. He has spoken at Yale, Brown, NYU, and Columbia University and is the recipient of the Orphans International Global Citizenship Award, the Dragon 100 Fellowship, and the C.V. Starr Fellowship. His work has been profiled in two books, "Luck Does Not Exist" by Mario Calabresi and "Inspired!" by Vik Venkatraman.Stephen was educated at the NYU School of International Business & Finance and Columbia University. He was a research scientist in the laboratory of Edith Mathiowitz, Ph.D. focused on polymer formulations.