Steve Woit

Former Founder and Executive Director of The BioPharma Hub, a leading peer group for BioPharma CEOs and senior executives. Former Director of the BioPharma Executive Council, a peer advisory group for biotech CEOs and pharmaceutical executives in Boston owned by the Boston Biotech Conference company (sold to Informa plc).

17 Years with International Data Group- IDG (Largest Global Technology Publishing and Research Company) working for Founder Patrick J. McGovern. Founding Partner with IDG Ventures, IDG’s venture capital partnership. Founder of Riga Ventures, consulting and venture capital firm investing in early-stage Internet, analytics and software companies since 1999.

Investor and Advisor and Member of the Board of the International Institute for Analytics (www.iianalytics.com), the leading global authority on AI and enterprise data and analytics performance standards and best practices.

Former Board Member, MIT Museum (2008-2014) and (2016-2022) and Former Board Member Greentech Media (Sold to Verisk Analytics).

Author of “Mary Orvis Marbury: A Life in Flies” (2025) a definitive biography of Mary Orvis Marbury, the legendary fly tier and founder of the fly tying operation at the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont and “Fly Fishing Treasures” (2019) the bestselling book about fly fishers and collecting antique fly fishing tackle. Author of regular articles on antique fly fishing tackle collecting for many publications and websites including the leading journal “Classic Angling” in the U.K. https://flyfishingtreasures.com

Member of the Flyfishers’ Club in London and the Anglers’ Club of New York.

Yale graduate, Class of 1980. Captain, Yale Fishing Team and President, Yale Fishing Club.