Steve Guengerich

Early career

In 1982, Guengerich began his career as a staff consultant in the Houston, Texas office of the Management Information Consulting Division of Arthur Andersen & Co. In 1987, he joined the Louisville, Kentucky office of the Management Consulting Services division of Coopers & Lybrand.

Entrepreneurship

In 1988, Guengerich became a founding shareholder of BSG Corporation, which was acquired by Per Se Technologies (formerly known as Medaphis) in a 1996 deal valued at $330 million. Per Se was later acquired by McKesson Corporation.

In 2007, he joined Powershift Group, a venture capital studio, where he is a Principal.

Nonprofit work and philanthropy

In 1997, Guengerich became CEO of Easter Seals of Central Texas. In 1999, he co-founded Knowbility, Inc., and served as chairman of the board of directors.

He is an active volunteer and philanthropist, with his most recent contribution supporting the 2015 world premiere of “How Little You Are” by composer Nico Muhly.

Writing

In 1996, Guengerich was awarded the Gold Medal by the Society of Mechanical Engineers (SME) for the Blue Book "Introduction to Client/Server Computing" that he co-authored with Virginia Green.

His most recent book, published by Weeva, Inc. in 2015, is Naturally Caffeinated: The Community Edition. The book is a collection of hundreds of tips for becoming a successful entrepreneur from a wide array of start-up founders and investors from Austin and around the world.

Guengerich is co-author of several books on business innovation and information technology topics, including Think Lobal, Act Glocal,Client/Server Computing, Rightsizing Information Systems, and Building the Corporate Intranet.

Teaching

In 2010, Guengerich began teaching as an adjunct professor with St. Edward's University Master of Business Administration program teaching New Venture Creation, Branding & Promotion, and Global Business in the Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship.

In 2017, Guengerich was selected to be the Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Dallas, in Richardson, Texas. In addition to his leadership role for the Institute, Guengerich is also a Clinical Associate Professor for the Naveen Jindal School of Management, where he teaches entrepreneurship.

Mentoring

Guengerich has been actively involved as a mentor with Powershift Group and other programs for new venture founders since the late 1990s. He has served as a mentor for the Capital Factory (Austin, Texas), Chinaccelerator (Dalian CHINA), the Mission Capital social venture Accelerator, and the Clean Energy Incubator at Austin Technology Incubator.

In addition to mentoring, Guengerich has served as a judge for many new venture competitions and programs, including: AppJamm, Chengdu; Lean Startup Machine, Shanghai; Global Ventures Labs Investment Competition (formerly University of Texas-Austin, Moot Corp competition), considered “the superbowl” of investment competitions; the Clean Energy Venture Summit; and, the Clean Energy Incubator Success Committee for the Austin Technology Incubator.

Awards

Guengerich is a 2011 recipient of the IT Community Leadership Award, by the Austin IT Executives of the Year competition, a 2005 Dewey Winburne Community Service Award honoree, and a 1998 recipient of the Austin Under 40 awards, alongside other celebrity Austin recipients from the inaugural year that included Lance Armstrong, Michael Dell, and Mike Judge.