Steve Belkin is the founder of Trans National Group, travel and other services, especially to affinity groups. He graduated from Cornell University. He has served on the Board of Trustees, and was named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004. He is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan and lives in Weston, an affluent Boston suburb. He was once a minority shareholder of Atlanta Spirit, LLC; the group that owned the Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks.