Steve Guengerich

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]

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