Stephanie Atkinson is the founder and CEO of Compass Intelligence, a role in which she leads the organizational direction of the company, including strategic initiatives, client engagement activities, financial planning, and consulting services with vendors and companies across the globe. Her research and advisory services are specialized around telecommunications/mobile, information technology, network infrastructure, emerging technology, IoT and other high-tech topics. Atkinson has worked in the telecommunications and high-tech market research and consulting industry for more than two decades.

Under her direction, Compass Intelligence made the Aggie 100 list in 2019 recognizing the fastest-growing Aggie-owned businesses. Atkinson has also been listed on the Top 100 Wireless Technology Experts 2014 by Today's Wireless World, as well as Top M2M Influencer (#8) by Onalytica, and the 50 Most Influential Women in IoT (Internet of Things) by IoTi.

She serves as an executive or board advisor for Silverwood Partners, nGage Events, and Texas A&M Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Department. She is an author and contributor to CIO.com, hosts webinars as an influencer for IDG Tech, and has been quoted in numerous trade publications including CNN Money, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and CEO Magazine, among others. She also volunteers for the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University.

Atkinson resides in Bandera, Texas, with her family.

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