Steven P. Lufburrow

Steve Lufburrow is President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Houston and the Executive Director of the Goodwill Industries of Houston Foundation. Founded in 1945, Goodwill Houston has continued to grow to meet the ever changing needs of the community. Today, through its 6 job connection centers, Goodwill Houston provides education, training and job opportunities to people with barriers to employment in Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery and Walker Counties. Goodwill Houston currently operates 62 stores and 55 attended donation centers and has over 2000 employees, using 95 cents of every dollar from its retail operation to create jobs and help people find meaningful work.

Steve has passionately led the organization’s unprecedented growth since 1986 and credits its success to the tremendous support from donors and shoppers, as well as a superior management team and board of directors. Steve is committed to the execution of new and innovated ideas.

His passion for non-profit leadership extends beyond his decades of service to Goodwill. He has proudly served on many boards in the Houston area. Steve currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Better Business Bureau and is an immediate past member of the Houston Club Board of Governors; and Steve and his wife Joan are past co-presidents of the Houston Alumni Association for Southwestern University.

Lufburrow has received many awards and recognition for his work, including the Paul Harris Fellow award from the Rotary Club and the Citation of Merit award from his alma mater Southwestern University and an honorary membership to Beta Gamma Sigma. In 2014, he received the highest honor given to a Goodwill CEO, the Kenneth K. King Fellowship/CEO of the year for outstanding management and executive excellence.