Steve Meador

Biography

Steve brings more than 25 years of practical technology management and and technology strategy experience to Dillon Kane clients. He has a background that includes work in capital markets, P&C insurance, life & annuity insurance, healthcare insurance, real estate, retail & institutional banking and private equity. Steve has hands-on experience with a wide range of technology functions, including software development, technology operations, IT security, IT audit, network, telecom & datacenter administration, and enterprise architecture. Within DKG Steve works with our clients to build high-performance technology organizations and develop innovative architectural and technology solutions. In 2006 he founded Noverus Partners, a successful IT strategy and leadership consultancy that helped companies improve business-IT alignment, leverage advanced technologies, and accelerate software delivery time-to-market. Before that at Sapient Corp. Steve worked as a VP of Technology where he managed the Financial Services technology practice in the Midwest. During this time he developed an IT strategy methodology that incorporated business process-based analysis, technology architecture, and ‘run’ costs into a unified framework. Steve was formerly CIO at Citadel, a Chicago-based hedge fund, and has held senior technology leadership positions at UBS, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Salomon Brothers and Standard & Poor’s. Within Dillon Kane Group Steve’s focuses include: Working with DKG clients to resolve significant operational or technical challenges, including accelerating software delivery, remediating audit findings, streamlining project prioritization & decisioning, and improving infrastructure availability Defining actionable technology strategies that support the needs of DKG client businesses Assisting clients transform their IT operations and organizations with IT leadership development & recruiting, innovative sourcing solutions and improved operational and governance processes Assessing technologies or technology-centered companies as potential acquisitions for DKG clients

Research Interest

Business and management,Sales & Marketing Business/IT