Bay Area Badgers Distinguished Alumni
2008 Recipient - Steve Bennett
Steve Bennett joined Intuit in January 2000 as the company's president and chief executive officer. "Think smart, move fast" was his mantra during his eight years as president and CEO of Intuit. At Intuit, Mr. Bennett combined the company's historic innovative and customer-driven expertise with strategic and operational rigor to drive solid results.
During his tenure the firm, known for popular business software such as Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax, grew to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2007 from less than $1 billion in fiscal 2000. In addition, operating profits grew to $765 million compared to $172 million over the same period and operating margin percentage expanded to nearly 29 percent in fiscal 2007 from 17.5 percent in 2000. Fortune magazine ranked the company on its "Best Places to Work" list six years in a row (2002-2007) and as the most admired U.S. software company from 2004-2007.
Mr. Bennett joined Intuit from General Electric Co., where he managed complex and diverse organizations – from consumer appliances to financial services – during a 23-year career.
Mr. Bennett is a member of the board of directors of public companies Intuit and Sun Microsystems, a private company, Nemean Networks, and is the Chairman of the Deans Advisory Boards for the University of Wisconsin Business School. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate.
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During his tenure the firm, known for popular business software such as Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax, grew to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2007 from less than $1 billion in fiscal 2000. In addition, operating profits grew to $765 million compared to $172 million over the same period and operating margin percentage expanded to nearly 29 percent in fiscal 2007 from 17.5 percent in 2000. Fortune magazine ranked the company on its "Best Places to Work" list six years in a row (2002-2007) and as the most admired U.S. software company from 2004-2007.
Mr. Bennett joined Intuit from General Electric Co., where he managed complex and diverse organizations – from consumer appliances to financial services – during a 23-year career.
Mr. Bennett is a member of the board of directors of public companies Intuit and Sun Microsystems, a private company, Nemean Networks, and is the Chairman of the Deans Advisory Boards for the University of Wisconsin Business School. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate.
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