Stephen M. Gumpel

Stephen M. Gumpel graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1975 with a BS in Marine Engineering and an unlimited-horsepower US Coast Guard licence (steam and diesel). He spent 13 years at sea and as a marine superintendent before moving into classification, where he held surveyor and management positions across Europe and North and Central America for 26 years.

Around 2013 he was Regional Vice President, North America, at the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

He spoke at Mare Forum USA in 2008 and 2009 and at the 1st Cayman Islands Shipping Summit in 2013.