Stephen D’Antonio is NOT an addiction professional. He is simply the father of five children, the youngest of whom had a near fatal addiction to alcohol. Stephen has gone all-in on learning about addiction to help his son and to pass on that knowledge in the service of other families suffering in a similar way.

Stephen’s son, Stevie, is now 27 years old with nine-years of continuous sobriety. He is living a connected, productive, empathetic and happy life. Stephen could not be more proud of his son.

Stephen completed the Advanced Leadership Fellowship program at Harvard University with academic focus on addiction. He spent four years as the Executive Vice President of Shatterproof, a national addiction nonprofit, developing educational materials and tools for families. He is a co-creator and participant in the podcast series “My Child & Addiction”. Stephen has been a volunteer Parent Peer Addiction Advocate for eight years. He is an Advisory Board Member for the National Center on Youth Prevention, Treatment and Recovery.

Prior to pursuing addiction work, Stephen had a 30 year career at Morgan Stanley where he ran global sales, trading and lending businesses in the Fixed Income Division. He
was a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. He received an MBA from Harvard University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

Finally, to be clear, “Addiction Lessons” is purely part of a personal mission to help others dealing with addiction. There is zero economic benefit to Stephen.