Steve Guengerich

Steve Guengerich

Steve Guengerich speaking in Austin, TX 2016
Born (1959-08-14) August 14, 1959
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Residence Austin, Texas, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Entrepreneur
Years active 1988-present
Known for Principal of Powershift Group
Children 3

Steve Guengerich is an entrepreneur, educator, and author of several books and numerous articles on information technology.[1]

Career

Early career

In 1982, Guengerich began his career as a staff consultant in the Houston, Texas office of the Management Information Consulting Division of Arthur Andersen & Co. In 1987, he joined the Louisville, Kentucky office of the Management Consulting Services division of Coopers & Lybrand.

Entrepreneurship

In 1988, Guengerich became a founding shareholder of BSG Corporation, which was acquired by Per Se Technologies (formerly known as Medaphis) in a 1996 deal valued at $330 million.[2] Per Se was later acquired by McKesson Corporation.[3]

In 2007, he joined Powershift Group, a venture capital studio, where he is a Principal.

Nonprofit work and philanthropy

In 1997, Guengerich became CEO of Easter Seals of Central Texas.[4] In 1999, he co-founded Knowbility, Inc., and served as chairman of the board of directors.[5]

He is an active volunteer and philanthropist, with his most recent contribution supporting the 2015 world premiere of “How Little You Are” [6] by composer Nico Muhly.

Writing

In 1996, Guengerich was awarded the Gold Medal by the Society of Mechanical Engineers (SME) for the Blue Book "Introduction to Client/Server Computing" that he co-authored with Virginia Green.

His most recent book, published by Weeva, Inc. in 2015, is Naturally Caffeinated: The Community Edition.[7] The book is a collection of hundreds of tips for becoming a successful entrepreneur from a wide array of start-up founders and investors from Austin and around the world.

Guengerich is co-author of several books on business innovation and information technology topics, including Think Lobal, Act Glocal,[8]Client/Server Computing, Rightsizing Information Systems, and Building the Corporate Intranet.[9]

Mentoring

Guengerich has been actively involved as a mentor with Powershift Group[10] and other programs for new venture founders since the late 1990s. He has served as a mentor for the Capital Factory (Austin, Texas), Chinaccelerator[11] (Dalian CHINA), the Mission Capital social venture Accelerator,[12] and the Clean Energy Incubator at Austin Technology Incubator.[13]

In 2010, Guengerich began teaching as an adjunct professor with St. Edward's University Master of Business Administration program[14] teaching New Venture Creation, Branding & Promotion, and Global Business in the Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship.[15]

In addition to mentoring, Guengerich has served as a judge for many new venture competitions and programs, including: AppJamm, Chengdu; Lean Startup Machine, Shanghai; Global Ventures Labs Investment Competition (formerly University of Texas-Austin, Moot Corp competition), considered “the superbowl” of investment competitions; the Clean Energy Venture Summit; and, the Clean Energy Incubator Success Committee for the Austin Technology Incubator.

Awards

Guengerich is a 2011 recipient of the IT Community Leadership Award, by the Austin IT Executives of the Year competition,[16] a 2005 Dewey Winburne Community Service Award honoree,[17] and a 1998 recipient of the Austin Under 40 awards, alongside other celebrity Austin recipients from the inaugural year that included Lance Armstrong, Michael Dell, and Mike Judge.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Guengerich - Principal". powershift.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  2. ↑ "COMPANY NEWS;MEDAPHIS ADDING BSG FOR 7.5 MILLION SHARES - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1996-03-16. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  3. ↑ "McKesson completes Per-Se deal - San Francisco Business Times". Bizjournals.com. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  4. ↑ "How Environmental Work Led to Teaching Businesses About Web Accessibility for the Disabled - Career Ideas & Advice - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas". Philanthropy.com. 2002-03-01. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Former Board Members, Knowbility". Knowbility.org. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  6. ↑ "How Little You Are World Premier by Nico Muhly". texasperformingarts.org. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  7. ↑ "Naturally Caffeinated: The Community Edition (Director's Cut)". Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  8. ↑ "Think Lobal, Act Glocal". Lulu.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  9. ↑ "Steve Guengerich". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  10. ↑ "About Powershift". powershift.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  11. ↑ "Mentors". chinaccelerator.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  12. ↑ "What We Do - Mission Capital". missioncapital.org. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  13. ↑ "ATI". ATI. 2015.
  14. ↑ "MBA - St Edwards". stedwards.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  15. ↑ "Campus Directory". St Edward's University. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  16. ↑ "Austin IT Executives for the Year 2011". itmWEB Community. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  17. ↑ "Archive of Past Dewey Community Service Honorees". South by Southwest 2016 Music, Film and Interactive Festivals - Austin Texas. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  18. ↑ "Past Winners". Austin Under 40. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
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