Steve Zarrilli

Over the course of a 30-year career, Steve Zarrilli has served as CEO and CFO of both publicly traded and privately held, venture-backed companies. Having been directly involved with the launch of two businesses, Steve understands the operational and strategic challenges that entrepreneurs face. He understands what it takes to build a great company based on his deep domain expertise as an entrepreneur, board member, and financier.

In addition to his responsibilities at Safeguard, Steve is a Board Member for Safeguard’s partner companies Apprenda and Pneuron; University City Science Center; and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS). In addition, Steve is Chairman of the Board at Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP); and Chair of, Board of Trustees at LaSalle University.

Steve is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia earning a B.S. degree in Accounting. He is a former Certified Public Accountant and is a frequent lecturer on corporate governance, financial management, organizational and capital development matters. He also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.