Steven Moran

Steven Moran's work experience includes various roles at Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA from 2013 to the present, where they held positions such as Group EVP | Chief Learning Officer (CLO) & Group Tech Ecosystems Lead, responsible for reshaping the organization in terms of capabilities, organizational culture, and people strategy. Steven also served as Group EVP | Transformation Management Officer (TMO), leading the global operations transformation program. Prior to that, they were the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at BMG from 2010 to 2013, overseeing revenue operations, IT & systems, and business/catalog integration functions. Steven also held roles at Bertelsmann from 2007 to 2010 as (Senior) Vice President, HR Strategy & Controlling, and at Apple / iTunes Europe from 2005 to 2007 as Head of Marketing & Business Development, G/S/A. Steven began their career at Bertelsmann in 1999 as part of a graduate trainee program.

Steven Moran has an extensive education history. Steven obtained their Doctor of Education (EdD) degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2025, specializing in the intersection of business, education, technology, and organization studies. Prior to that, in 2002, they were a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Business School, focusing on the Strategy Unit. Furthermore, they completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Washington University in St. Louis in 1999. Steven'sundergraduate studies were done at the University of Houston, where they graduated with honors in 1997, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management with a minor in German. Additionally, they pursued studies in Micro and Macro Economic Theory at Harvard University in 1994.