Stephen A. Di Biase, Ph.D.

Greater Chicago Area, Illinois United States

Co-Founder and Director at VentureForge, LLC

Government / Military

I'm an author and own a consulting practice focused on mentoring CEOs of technology based start-ups where I help them demystify the "fuzzy front end" of their businesses with an emphasis on converting their innovations into profitable enterprises. I also teach people how to become entrepreneurs via a course sponsored by Benedictine University, where I'm an adjunct professor teaching "Applied Innovation: A Path to Entrepreneurship. I've demonstrated that innovation is a discipline that can be learned and mastered. Further, I have deep expertise in specialty chemical technologies especially within the lubricant additive space. I previously served as the CEO of a high technology start-up...