Steven E. York

As the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Contract Professionals, Inc. (CPI), Steven York (Steve) is responsible for CPI’s strategy for growth and profitability and for the vision for the brand, as well as for the company’s operations. Steve has a proven executive management track record and more than three decades of experience in driving sales and growth in the workforce solutions industry.

The heart of CPI, Steve believes staffing is all about building and maintaining relationships. His goal is to improve the quality of life for both the civilians and veterans CPI represents.

Steve is a Michigan native and a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving from 1968-1976. He served his first four years in Aircraft Maintenance achieving the rank of E-5 or Staff Sargent and the last four years, as a member of the Michigan Medical Recruiting Team.

It was his military recruiting, training and experience that led Steve to a career in the workforce solutions industry. An entrepreneur and natural leader, Steve launched CPI in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 2, 1982. CPI began with a focus on Department of Defense clients, and that vision turned to rapid growth and development. CPI expanded and moved offices several times in the early years, finally building a corporate headquarters in Waterford, Michigan, in 1990.

Today, Steve oversees the corporate offices and four branch offices across the United States. The company is proud to represent some of the most progressive and cutting-edge corporations in the world. The CPI team employs hundreds of civilians and military veterans each year.