Steve Guengerich is an entrepreneur, educator, and author of several books and numerous articles on information technology.
Career
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 in a 1996 deal valued at $330 million. Per Se was later acquired by McKesson Corporation. In 1998, he joined Powershift Group, a venture capital studio, as an Entrepreneur in Residence, where he continues as an advisor.
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, having served as a member of the founding board of directors of Austin Social Venture Partners and as a member of the board of governors of the Austin Community Foundation. Guengerich served as a governor on the board of Austin Museum of Art and has continued to focus his philanthropy on visual and performing arts. Recent contributions include supporting the 2015 world premiere of “How Little You Are” by composer Nico Muhly and supporting the 2019 premiere of “The Rhumb Line” by Amy Bench and Jenn Wilson, a mixed media narrative exhibition at the ICOSA, artist-run cooperative, scheduled for late 2019.
Writing
In 1996, Guengerich was awarded the Gold Medal by the Society of Mechanical Engineers 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.
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, Chinaccelerator, 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, 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. Guengerich was recognized as a "Master Mind" by the 2018 Dallas Innovates annual print magazine, as one among eighteen North Texas idea generators.
