David M. Steele
By Pat Lopes Harris, Media Relations Director
SJSU College of Business Dean David M. Steele has received a 2011 Leadership in Technology Management Award from the Executive Committee of the Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology at Portland State University. He will travel to Oregon August 2 to deliver a keynote address at the center’s annual conference. The address, “Crises in the Middle East and Japan – Implications for the U.S. Economy and Technology Management,” reflects Steele’s academic and professional experiences. He rose through the ranks of Chevron to become president of Chevron Latin America. He had a broadly diversified career track in R&D, project engineering, finance, strategic planning, and IT before moving to senior executive management positions. After leaving Chevron, he was an executive consultant to the founders of four international early-stage ventures, serving as interim CEO of one of these ventures, a software startup. Steele attended Birmingham University in England, receiving B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering. He later completed graduate business training at UC Berkeley and the Wharton School.