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Biography

Steve is an accomplished business and senior human resources executive with a track record of successfully working with leadership teams to drive business results in diverse industries and global business environments – including highly regarded blue chip companies, startups, and a turnaround. He has held executive positions with some of the world’s most successful and iconic companies, including The Walt Disney Company, PepsiCo, and Honeywell. He is a highly effective and trusted partner to senior executives and others and is known for bringing creative and practical solutions to both the strategic and the operating human resources challenges facing an organization. 

After a distinguished corporate career, Steve retired from Disney to begin his second career as a business school professor, human capital consultant and executive coach.  Steve is currently President of Milovich Partners, a strategic human capital consulting, advisory and executive coaching company. He is also Chairperson of the Board of Trustees at the Institute for the Future in Palo, Alto, California and a Senior Advisor for The Boston Consulting Group.

Prior to beginning his second career, Steve held several top executive human resource positions with The Walt Disney Company including Senior Vice President of Corporate Human Resources, Worldwide Organization and Leadership Development and Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources and CHRO for Disney | ABC Television.  He led numerous initiatives that increased the engagement, diversity and efficiency of the organization and its workforce, as well as the attraction, development, and retention of talent.

Before joining The Walt Disney Company, Steve held a number of other executive human resources positions, including SVP Human Capital, Walker Digital; Vice President Global Human Resources and Communications, Honeywell; SVP Human Resources and CHRO Broadway/Macy’s; and Director Education and Executive Development, PepsiCo. He began his career at United States Steel Corporation, holding management positions in employee and labor relations.

Steve is a member of the Board of Directors at the Institute of the Future in Palo Alto, Calif. He is also a member of the advisory boards for two startup companies: Clear Force and Concerto. Steve served on the Corporate Advisory Board of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and is an emeritus advisory board member of the USC Center for Effective Organizations. He is also a member of the National Advisory Board for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Steve earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and the Presidents and Key Executives MBA from Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University. He also holds coaching certifications from both The Hudson Institute and The International Coaching Federation.