Michael Steep

Mr. Steep is a senior global executive specializing in operational excellence, innovation leadership, business development and sales. In January 2017, he joined Stanford University as Executive Director for a new center on Digital Cities and Emerging Technologies. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Engineering at the school. Throughout his career as an operating executive, he has successfully built, managed and transformed international organizations by leveraging the power of emerging technologies to deliver fully-integrated, scalable and practical approaches to innovation. Mr. Steep has successfully leveraged strategic alliances to drive new revenue opportunities with a particular focus on big data, predictive algorithms, cloud, location-based services and mobile. He also serves on the London Smart City Board of Directors.