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Founder, Chairman and CEO
Steve has been involved with the Internet and high-tech companies
for more than 27 years. Since the early 80s, he has founded
three successful technology companies. Prior to Propel, he founded
Infoseek Corporation, which was acquired by Disney in November
of 1999. While at Infoseek, Steve was responsible for creating
many of the company's award-winning products, including the
NetSearch service, Ultraseek Server, Infoseek Express, GO Guides,
and GO Auction.
Steve's first start up was Mouse Systems Corporation.
Afterward, he founded Frame Technology, which was acquired by
Adobe.
Steve is also an active philanthropist and together with his
wife Michele, started a $75 million foundation, which donates
to a wide variety of charitable causes. In 1999, Steve and Michele
were named Outstanding Philanthropists of the Year by the Silicon
Valley chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives,
and recognized by Slate Magazine as the 8th largest charitable
givers in America.
Steve holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering
and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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