Steve is currently a stakeholder in Venture Development Center, LLC, and an investor in early-stage data and information technology companies, where he plays a role as an extension of the executive team. Steve’s previous background includes responsibilities with Dun & Bradstreet as a sales and marketing leader. In addition to being a rainmaker for D&B, Steve was a thought leader, responsible for managing innovative new product ideas from incubation to rollout. Additional responsibilities included the development and management of tactical third-party alliances that enhanced the utilization of D&B information with database marketing, telemarketing, direct mail, and digital marketing organizations. This contributed millions in new revenue to D&B as well as revenue growth for clients. Steve’s expertise includes creative thinking for new business opportunities and business expansion by uncovering revenue and profit opportunities that harness an organization’s current sales operation, customer database, and product offerings. He has experience across a wide array of companies, from the Global 2000 to medium-sized and large entrepreneurial direct marketers. Steve earned a B.A. (History & Gov’t.) and an MBA (Marketing) from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has been a featured speaker at industry events and a field editor for Secrets of the Master Sellers, published by the American Management Association.