Steven S. Myers

Biography

 Steven S. Myers joined the Board in November 2006. He currently serves as Interim Chairman, Lead Independent Director and Chairperson of the Governance & Nominating Committee. He also serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees. He graduated from Stanford University with a BS in mathematics. He is a four-time serial entrepreneur, an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for Software and Information Services, and a recipient of the California Governor’s Special Recognition Award. Mr. Myers is a director of several other companies. He has conducted business in a dozen countries in Europe and Asia. His private equity investment company, Dolphin Capital Holdings, Inc. invests in companies with innovative business strategies. Portfolio investments include regenerative medicine, biotechnology, medical devices, applied materials development, alternative energy, distressed debt, and for income real estate.  An Administration policy advisor on Cyber Security, he served in 2012 on the Department of Homeland Security Task Force on Cyber Security Resources and briefed then-DHS Secretary Napolitano on the Task Force recommendations. He was recently appointed to a third term on the U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, which advises the Secretary of State on foreign policy issues. At the Pacific Council on International Policy he serves on the Board of Directors and is Chairman of their National Security Member Committee. Mr. Myers founded SM&A, an Aerospace & Defense Industry management consulting firm that over 25 years grew to approximately $100 million in annual revenue and over 800 employees; spearheading industry-changing innovations in competing for and managing U.S. Government contracts. During his tenure the company managed more than $360 billion in major program competitions. After conducting a successful NASDAQ listed IPO in 1998 he served as Chairman and CEO for another ten years. The company was sold to private equity in 2008. An accomplished public speaker, and author, Mr. Myers is a nationally recognized thought leader on business competitiveness and is a frequent guest lecturer at the USC Marshall School of Business on entrepreneurship. He is a two time Air Force Veteran and a highly accomplished aviator.

Research Interest

 Mathematics