Steven Shepard is the founder of the Shepard Communications Group in Williston, co-founder of the Executive Crash Course Company, and the founder of Shepard Images. A professional author, photographer, and educator, he visits dozens of countries a year as a consulting analyst to the technology industry. He received his undergraduate degree in Spanish and romance philology from the University of California at Berkeley, his master’s degree in international business from St. Mary’s College, and his doctorate from the Da Vinci Institute in Rivonia, South Africa. He lives in Vermont with his wife, Sabine.