Steve currently serves as Assistant General Counsel at Aspen Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of software that optimizes process manufacturing. At AspenTech, Steve is responsible for a wide range of matters, including litigation policy and management, intellectual property policy, employment law, and corporate development. Prior to AspenTech, Steve served as Corporate Counsel at Phase Forward Incorporated until the company’s sale to Oracle in 2010. Earlier in his career, Steve served as in-house counsel at IBM and as a corporate associate at the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP. Steve is a graduate of Tufts University and Columbia University’s School of Law.