Steven Myers
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Steve Myers is a four-time serial entrepreneur pilot
, and author, who is deeply and actively engaged in public service. He is an experienced thought leader on business competitiveness and is a frequent lecturer on entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. He graduated from Stanford University
with a B.S.
in Mathematics
, was an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for Software and Information Services, a two-time Air Force veteran, and a recipient of the California Governor’s Special Recognition Award.
Steve has conducted business in a dozen countries and has traveled extensively internationally. He currently serves on the U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy which advises Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. At the Pacific Council on International Policy
he is a member of the Board of Directors and serves as Chairman of the National Security Membership Committee. In 2009 the Sheriff of Orange County appointed him Chairman of the Orange County Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Steve founded the Aerospace & Defense Industry management consulting firm SM&A
(Steven Myers & Associates) in 1982, which went public in 1998, and where he served as Chairman & CEO until 2007. He spearheaded industry-changing innovations for winning U.S. Government programs, leading more than $360 Billion in major program competitions. Over thirty years, SM&A generated some $1.2 Billion in revenue and employed over two thousand people. SM&A was sold to Odyssey Investment partners in 2008.
In 1992, at the end of the Cold War, Steve was the first Westerner to fly an aircraft into the Kamchatka Peninsula in Far Eastern Russia. There, he led the creation of one of the earliest Russian-American joint ventures, converting a remote, but strategically located military air base into a refueling base for international cargo carriers. His book, Dancing with Russians: Adventure & Entrepreneurship in the Developing World will be in publication by the end of the year.
Steve is a highly accomplished Airline Transport Pilot
, with more than 5,600 hours of flight time and nine jet type ratings. Between 1994 and 2007 his business jet management business operated charter flights world wide. His private equity investment company, Dolphin Capital Holdings invests in companies with innovative business strategies; including applied materials development, stem-cell therapeutics, and distressed debt portfolio management. He currently serves on two public company boards.
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
, and author, who is deeply and actively engaged in public service. He is an experienced thought leader on business competitiveness and is a frequent lecturer on entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. He graduated from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
with a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, was an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for Software and Information Services, a two-time Air Force veteran, and a recipient of the California Governor’s Special Recognition Award.
Steve has conducted business in a dozen countries and has traveled extensively internationally. He currently serves on the U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy which advises Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. At the Pacific Council on International Policy
Pacific Council on International Policy
The Pacific Council on International Policy is a non-partisan organization headquartered in Los Angeles with members and activities throughout the West Coast of the United States and internationally....
he is a member of the Board of Directors and serves as Chairman of the National Security Membership Committee. In 2009 the Sheriff of Orange County appointed him Chairman of the Orange County Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Steve founded the Aerospace & Defense Industry management consulting firm SM&A
SM&A
SM&A, founded in 1982, is a defense and aerospace consulting firm located in Newport Beach, California. The founder and Chairman Emeritus of SM&A is Steven Myers. SM&A is the world’s largest provider of Competition Management services and Program Services...
(Steven Myers & Associates) in 1982, which went public in 1998, and where he served as Chairman & CEO until 2007. He spearheaded industry-changing innovations for winning U.S. Government programs, leading more than $360 Billion in major program competitions. Over thirty years, SM&A generated some $1.2 Billion in revenue and employed over two thousand people. SM&A was sold to Odyssey Investment partners in 2008.
In 1992, at the end of the Cold War, Steve was the first Westerner to fly an aircraft into the Kamchatka Peninsula in Far Eastern Russia. There, he led the creation of one of the earliest Russian-American joint ventures, converting a remote, but strategically located military air base into a refueling base for international cargo carriers. His book, Dancing with Russians: Adventure & Entrepreneurship in the Developing World will be in publication by the end of the year.
Steve is a highly accomplished Airline Transport Pilot
Airline Transport Pilot
Airline Transport Pilot may refer to:*Airline Transport Pilot License, an aviation certificate.*Flight Assignment: A.T.P., an MS-DOS game....
, with more than 5,600 hours of flight time and nine jet type ratings. Between 1994 and 2007 his business jet management business operated charter flights world wide. His private equity investment company, Dolphin Capital Holdings invests in companies with innovative business strategies; including applied materials development, stem-cell therapeutics, and distressed debt portfolio management. He currently serves on two public company boards.