Steve Guengerich

Steve Guengerich (/ˈɡɪnrɪtʃ/ GHIN-ritch[1]) is an entrepreneur, educator, and author of several books and numerous articles on information technology.[2]

Steve Guengerich
Born (1959-08-14) August 14, 1959
Wichita, Kansas, United States
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active1988-present
Known forExecutive Director, UT Dallas
Children3

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.[3] Per Se was later acquired by McKesson Corporation.[4]

In 1998, he joined Powershift Group, a venture capital studio, as an Entrepreneur in Residence, where he continues as an advisor.

Nonprofit work and philanthropy

In 1997, Guengerich became CEO of Easter Seals of Central Texas.[5] In 1999, he co-founded Knowbility, Inc., and served as chairman of the board of directors.[6]

He is an active volunteer and philanthropist, having served as a member of the founding board of directors of Austin Social Venture Partners [7] and as a member of the board of governors of the Austin Community Foundation.[8]

Guengerich served as a governor on the board of Austin Museum of Art (2010–11)[9] and has continued to focus his philanthropy on visual and performing arts. Recent contributions include supporting the 2015 world premiere of “How Little You Are”[10] by composer Nico Muhly and supporting the 2019 premiere of “The Rhumb Line” by Amy Bench and Jenn Wilson, a mixed media narrative exhibition at the ICOSA, artist-run cooperative, scheduled for late 2019.[11]

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.[12] 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,[13]Client/Server Computing, Rightsizing Information Systems, and Building the Corporate Intranet.[14]

Teaching

From 2010 to 2016, Guengerich taught as an adjunct professor with St. Edward's University Master of Business Administration program[15] teaching New Venture Creation, Branding & Promotion, and Global Business in the Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship.[16]

From 2017 to 2019, Guengerich served as the Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Dallas, in Richardson, Texas.[17][18] In addition to his leadership role for the Institute, Guengerich was appointed a Clinical Associate Professor for the Naveen Jindal School of Management, teaching entrepreneurship.

Mentoring

Guengerich has been actively involved as a mentor with Powershift Group[19] and other programs for new venture founders since the late 1990s. He has served as a mentor for the Capital Factory (Austin, Texas), Chinaccelerator[20] (Dalian CHINA), the Mission Capital social venture Accelerator,[21] and the Clean Energy Incubator at Austin Technology Incubator.[22]

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,[23] a 2005 Dewey Winburne Community Service Award honoree,[24] 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.[25]

Guengerich was recognized as a "Master Mind" by the 2018 Dallas Innovates annual print magazine, as one among eighteen North Texas idea generators.[26]

References
  1. "Steve Guengerich Invites Entrepreneurs to Startup Grind Houston April 2015". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Steve Guengerich - Principal". powershift.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  3. "COMPANY NEWS;MEDAPHIS ADDING BSG FOR 7.5 MILLION SHARES - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1996-03-16. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  4. "McKesson completes Per-Se deal - San Francisco Business Times". Bizjournals.com. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  5. "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.
  6. "Former Board Members, Knowbility". Knowbility.org. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  7. "Social Venture Partners". Missioncapital.org. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  8. "The Gravitational Force for Good in Austin". Austincf.org. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  9. "AMOA reception Sept. 14 2010". Flicker.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  10. "How Little You Are World Premier by Nico Muhly". texasperformingarts.org. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  11. "Rhumb Line". Icosacollective.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  12. "Naturally Caffeinated: The Community Edition (Director's Cut)". Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  13. "Think Lobal, Act Glocal". Lulu.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  14. "Steve Guengerich". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  15. "MBA - St Edwards". stedwards.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  16. "Campus Directory". St Edward's University. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  17. "What does edgy art have to do with startups? UT Dallas' new director of entrepreneurship explains | Technology | Dallas News". Dallas News. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  18. "Entrepreneur Joins Management School as Institute's New Director - News Center - The University of Texas at Dallas". www.utdallas.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  19. "About Powershift". powershift.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  20. "Mentors". chinaccelerator.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  21. "What We Do - Mission Capital". missioncapital.org. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  22. "ATI". ATI. 2015.
  23. "Austin IT Executives for the Year 2011". itmWEB Community. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  24. "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.
  25. "Past Winners". Austin Under 40. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  26. "Dallas Innovates- 2018". issuu.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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