Proven Business Strategist

As CEO and founder of Snyder Strategic, Steven Snyder draws from an extensive professional background to help organizations accelerate their capacity for strategic innovation. He began his distinguished career at Microsoft, an emerging company then, and helped secure its blockbuster relationship with IBM.

• Promoted as Microsoft’s first general manager for the Development Tool business
• Won PC Magazine’s prestigious Technical Excellence Award three times

Innovative Technology Leader

Steven helped pioneer revolutionary collaborative filtering technology that generates real-time purchase recommendations for online shoppers—which he brought to Amazon and established as an e-commerce mainstay.

• Earned the first World Technology Award for Commerce
• Received the MIT Sloan E-Commerce Technology Innovator Award

Renowned Instructor, Author, and Speaker

Steven earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Drexel University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University, where he was a Baker Scholar. He also holds master’s and doctorate degrees in psychology from the University of Minnesota and has taught Entrepreneurship at the Carlson School of Management.

• Wrote the acclaimed book Leadership and the Art of Struggle
• Published articles in publications such as the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and Inc.
• Appeared on ABC-TV Nightline and Bloomberg TV

Professional Lean Startup Facilitator

In collaboration with the Carlson School of Management, Steven leads peer-learning workshops for large organizations implementing Lean Startup in the Enterprise. He’s also an accessible resource for companies looking for assistance with Lean Startup Project Management.