The Importance of Dr. Stephen Leeb
Leeb earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business, and a Masters in Mathematics and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois. He authored research papers on psychology and statistics in the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Reports. His graduate degrees were obtained in three years.
Stephen Leeb is married to his wife, Donna Leeb, also an author,[7][8] and lives in New York City, New York.
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Leeb has written eight books on macroeconomic trends, finance and investment, including the New York Times business bestseller The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel.[9] Leeb’s earlier book Defying the Market, which predicted the dot.com bubble’s collapse, was named one of the best business books of 1999 by the Library Journal.[10][11] His most recent book, titled Red Alert, has been called “a much needed shot in the arm for American complacency” by Publishers Weekly.[12] Red Alert was awarded the 2012 Axiom Business Book Awards silver medal in the International Business/Globalization category.[13]
Leeb is Head of the Advisory Board of Leor Exploration & Production LLC (since 2006) and a member of the advisory boards of Electrum USA Ltd. (since 2007) and Sunshine Silver Mines.[14] Both companies explore for natural resources, especially precious metals and energy. In 2007 Leor sold assets to Canadian-based Encana Cp. for over $2.5 billion.[15] He is also a member of the board and managing director of the PlainSight Group, an innovation company centered at Yale University.[14]
Leeb currently heads the Leeb Group, a publisher of investment newsletters and services including The Complete Investor (general investing); Leeb’s Real World Investing (commodities); and The Cash Cow (exchange-traded funds or ETFs).[14] The Complete Investor was named the best financial/investing newsletter by the Software and Information Industry Association in the 2013 SIPAwards Competition.[16]
