Fox 2 9am black history dave steward part 1 youtube. David steward and jim kavanaugh have found the surest way to pile up riches. In the early days, steward sometimes went without a paycheck and once watched his car get repossessed from the. In doing business by the good book, david steward, founder and ceo of world wide technology, a privately held, billiondollar company, takes selected scripture and applies it to business life with clarity and promise.
David steward is the second richest black man in america. The company provides planning, procurement and deployment of it products and solution selling. World wide technology chairman david steward, left, and chief executive jim kavanaugh, center, cut a ribbon for the companys new headquarters in maryland heights on tuesday, nov. David steward gives praise to the good book for his. Steward received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the university on. David steward is the cofounder and chairman of it provider world wide technology.
He founded world wide technology wwt in 1990 on a shoestring budget and 7 employees. The billionaires behind the secret tech mecca in americas. Since 2014, wwt has been ranked annually by fortune magazine as one of the top 100 places to work in america. World wide technology started in 1990 with only a handful of employees and a 4,000squarefoot office. Wwt provides technology and supply chain services with a focus on the enterprise commercial, public and telecom service provider sectors. View david steward iis profile on linkedin, the world s largest professional community. It was clear in my mind that my belief in god, coupled with the desire to work hard to serve others, meant i was destined to succeed. Steward, the founder and chairman of maryland heights, mo.
African american tech billionaire credits the bible. There was nothing worldwide about it at the time, he jokes. Steward grew up in clinton, missouri in the segregated. Started in 1990 by steward and jim kavanaugh, world wide technology is based in st. David steward international leadership summit 2021. Our executive team has grown wwt from a small startup to one of the world s leading technology solution providers. Steward, recipient of the 2012 black engineer of the year award. When david steward founded world wide technology, inc. With almost 25 years of experience in the technology industry, he spends the majority of. Louis, missouri, provides digital strategy, innovative technology and supply chain solutions to large.
World wide technologys david steward, wife thelma, donate. Steward, founder and chairman of world wide technology, inc. Founded in 1990 with a handful of employees and a 4,000 square foot office, today, there are more than 4,000 employees. David steward, founder and chief executive officer of world wide technology. Today, the company has grown to more than 175 employees and sales of.
Kavanaugh devours books on innovation in his free time, and he has adorned. Steward is the chairman of wwt, which he founded in 1990. David steward, ceo of nations largest blackowned business. David was raised in missouri in a very segregated community. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover david s. This week on the urban business roundtable, renita d. World wide technology chairman david steward, left, and chief executive jim kavanaugh, center, cut a ribbon for the companys new headquarters in maryland heights on. David steward world wide technologies founder giants for god. Steward started his company, world wide technology in 1990. In 1990, steward founded world wide technology, a systems integrator. David steward is chairman of the board of world wide technology.
In 1990, steward founded world wide technology, inc. Entrepreneur david steward owner of world wide technology. The company provides information technology and supply chain solutions as a valueadded reseller of products and services. Steward draws heavily on his own knowledge of building a hightech company from the ground up, and also his corporate experiences at fedex and union pacific. David steward, founder and chief executive officer of world wide technology, a leader in the area of information technology, changed the face of internet business for a variety of commercial, federal, and telecommunications organizations. Louis citizen of the year in ladue, missouri on may, 2015. Steward is chairman of world wide technology wwt, a st. Despite the fact that he was a novice entrepreneur, he was certain he. Wwt in 1990, it consisted of five people and 4,000 square feet of office space on weldon parkway. He was rated 239th on the forbes 400 list of american billionaires in 2019. Cofounded in 1990 by david steward and jim kavanaugh, world wide technology, based in st. Steward set about linking his personal principles to. David steward, chairman and founder of world wide technology, greets friends after being honored as st. Started in 1990, with a handful of employees and a 4,000 square foot office, wwt posted its strongest year to date in 20, with over 2,500 employees and two and a half millionplus sq.
Steward founded world wide technology in july of 1990. Steward serves as independent director of centene corp. Wwt, was born in chicago, illinois, and moved with his family to the rural town of clinton, missouri. He graduated from clinton high school in clinton, missouri in 1969 and received his b. Wwt is a technology service provider founded by david steward in july 1990.
David steward wwt is a marketleading systems integrator and supply chain solutions provider. At the time, david and his family were living paycheck to paycheck. Meet the cofounder and ceo of world wide technology duration. Steward, the cofounder and chairman of maryland heights, missouribased world wide technology inc. Steward is the founder of world wide technology, inc. David steward is an american entrepreneur as well as business magnate who is best known as the founder and a chairman of the commercial company, world wide technology. Louis, missouri, draws upon his many years of personal experience and professional expertise to show his fellow christians how they can succeed in building their business enterprise upon the. Steward is one of four black billionaires in america, being 745th in the forbes billionaires 2019 list. In this book, steward shares 52 biblical principles in short, easytoread chapters that can be digested once a week for a full year or devoured in one sitting. He went to college and through sheer determination, found his way onto the basketball team despite his high school coach and others telling him. David steward is chairman and founder of world wide technology holding co. He is chairman and founder of world wide technology, one of the largest africanamericanowned businesses in america.
David steward, founder and chairman of world wide technology, with bubba wallaces nascar no. An indispensable volume that shows how to succeed in business by using the bible and its lessons as a source of inspiration and guidance n 1990, david l. Currently, the company provides the federal government with. Louis ktvi david steward is a great american success storyone of the richest men in the world and also one of the most generous. Steward founded his company, worldwide technology, inc. His business is a revolutionary knowledge technology and supply chain solution provider and has remained up to. After graduating from central missouri state university in 1973, mr. Doing business by the good book and millions of other books are available for. Chief technology officer and senior vice president, services. Wwt cofounder and chairman, started one of the largest minorityowned it companies in the united states. It has come to our attention that this african american entrepreneur is the secondrichest black man in the u. When steward left for central missouri university in 1969, his fathers work ethic stuck with him, and. Chairman david steward, left, and president and chief operating offer jim kavanaugh of world wide technology, inc.
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