Steve joined WRI in June 2005. He has over 25 years of experience in international and domestic financial management with both for-profit and non-profit organizations, spanning a variety of industries and missions.

 

• As CFO for the Air Force Aid Society (2001-2005), Steve was responsible for leading the finance/investments ($170M portfolio), accounting, and information systems functions for the organization. Air Force Aid is a private non-profit (501-c3) that provides emergency financial and tuition assistance to Air Force Families.
  
  
• Prior to AFAS, Steve consulted with NatureServe, a spin-off from The Nature Conservancy, as their Chief Financial Advisor.
  
  
• As the VP of Finance for Thomson Prometric (1994-2001), Steve planned and built the infrastructure for more than 375 computer-based testing sites in 180 different countries, ramping up from four to nearly 400 employees in four years.
  
  
• Before joining Thomson Prometric, Steve held other finance leadership roles, including the role of Assistant Vice President – Finance for a division of GE Capital (1988-1994).

Steve is committed to WRI’s goals and values, and plans to use his experience with growing international companies to help WRI achieve its growth objectives. Since joining WRI, Steve has renegotiated WRI’s lease, saving over $1M over the remaining lease term and enabling the organization to take on additional space for growth. He has initiated a quarterly budget and forecast review process, improving the organization’s forecasting accuracy by 5%. He recently served as acting COO while WRI conducted a search.

Steve completed the Executive MBA program at The College of William and Mary in 2006, which included international study at Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey and the European Business School, Frankfurt, Germany. He was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society, the highest recognition business students throughout the world can receive. He received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from San Diego State University with a minor in Mechanical Engineering. Steve is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Financial Manager (CFM), and member of the Institute of Management Accountants.