Galbraith is a managing member of Kindred Capital. Previously, he was managing member of Herring Creek Capital and a partner at Maverick Capital. Prior to joining Maverick, he served as Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Stanley. From 1998 to 2008, he was an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University Business School where he taught securities analysis.

Galbraith has served on the Board of Trustees of Tufts University, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and was an advisor to the Office of Financial Research, appointed by the U.S. Treasury.

Galbraith sits on the board of trustees of the Success Academy Charter Schools where he served as Chair, as well as Third Way, the Educational Equity Lab and the American Friends of Hebrew University Endowment. He also sits on the board of directors of Narragansett Brewing Company, Equity Data Science and Saïd Holdings limited.

Galbraith received his B.A. summa cum laude from Tufts University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He lives in Darien, CT with his wife Lucy and bulldogs Darla and Hugo. Lucy and Steve have two adult children Katie and Harry.