Steven A. (Steve) Raymund founded and spent his entire career at Tech Data, a global distributor of high-tech products from leading suppliers such as HP, Cisco, and Apple, with operations worldwide. Steve retired as Chairman of the Board in June 2017, after serving the company for 36 years in multiple roles – 26 of those years as Chairman and 20 as CEO. During Steve’s tenure, Tech Data’s revenues grew from $2 million in 1981 to some $21 billion in 2006.

Steve is a director of Jabil, Inc. since 1996 and currently serves as their lead independent director, and of WESCO International, Inc. since 2006 where he serves on the compensation and nominating and governance committees.  

Steve earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Oregon and a master’s degree from the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He currently divides his time between St Pete Beach, Florida and Telluride, Colorado.