Stephen Leeb is the chief investment officer of a New York-based money management firm, and the author of nine popular books on economics and investment. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from The Wharton School, and an MA and PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Famous for his accurate predictions (especially of the dot.com collapse and $100-a-barrel oil), he is frequently quoted in the financial media, including The Wall Street Journal. He is a regular guest on Fox News, NPR, CNN, and Bloomberg.