A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Steve joined Development Counsellors International in 2004 as a member of the economic development marketing team. After nearly 10 years of developing and executing various clients’ marketing plans, and placing them in high-level business publications, he moved into the role of overseeing DCI's lead generation services in 2014, which now includes a heavy digital marketing component. Author of multiple research reports on executive-level decision-making and frequent speaker on marketing to executives, he has worked on accounts for economic development organizations and investment promotion agencies around the world.