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View david steward iis profile on linkedin, the world s largest professional community. Steward is one of four black billionaires in america, being 745th in the forbes billionaires 2019 list. Steward is chairman of world wide technology wwt, a st. Wwt in 1990, it consisted of five people and 4,000 square feet of office space on weldon parkway. David steward is chairman and founder of world wide technology holding co. There was nothing worldwide about it at the time, he jokes. Kavanaugh devours books on innovation in his free time, and he has adorned. 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 wwt is a marketleading systems integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Started in 1990 by steward and jim kavanaugh, world wide technology is based in st. African american tech billionaire credits the bible. David steward, founder and chief executive officer of world wide technology. At the time, david and his family were living paycheck to paycheck. Billion dollar businessman and world wide technology co.
Today, the company has grown to more than 175 employees and sales of. Despite the fact that he was a novice entrepreneur, he was certain he. 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. 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. Meet the cofounder and ceo of world wide technology duration. 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. Fox 2 9am black history dave steward part 1 youtube. Since 2014, wwt has been ranked annually by fortune magazine as one of the top 100 places to work in america. Chairman david steward, left, and president and chief operating offer jim kavanaugh of world wide technology, inc.
David steward is the cofounder and chairman of it provider world wide technology. He was rated 239th on the forbes 400 list of american billionaires in 2019. Steward founded world wide technology in july of 1990. Steward started his company, world wide technology in 1990. Currently, the company provides the federal government with.
Our executive team has grown wwt from a small startup to one of the world s leading technology solution providers. David steward world wide technologies founder giants for god. He founded world wide technology wwt in 1990 on a shoestring budget and 7 employees. 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.
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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. When david steward founded world wide technology, inc. World wide technologys david steward, wife thelma, donate. Entrepreneur david steward owner of world wide technology. Following a bible passage for each week of the year, readers will increase their bottom line, as well as the capacity of their souls a great return on investment. David steward and jim kavanaugh have found the surest way to pile up riches. Louis ktvi david steward is a great american success storyone of the richest men in the world and also one of the most generous. After graduating from central missouri state university in 1973, mr. David steward gives praise to the good book for his. Wwt cofounder and chairman, started one of the largest minorityowned it companies in the united states. He graduated from clinton high school in clinton, missouri in 1969 and received his b.
Wwt provides technology and supply chain services with a focus on the enterprise commercial, public and telecom service provider sectors. Steward, the founder and chairman of maryland heights, mo. World wide technology s other half, cofounder david steward. In the early days, steward sometimes went without a paycheck and once watched his car get repossessed from the. It has come to our attention that this african american entrepreneur is the secondrichest black man in the u. The company provides planning, procurement and deployment of it products and solution selling. 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, ceo of nations largest blackowned business. 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. 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.
This week on the urban business roundtable, renita d. Steward set about linking his personal principles to. Louisbased company he cofounded in 1990 on a shoestring budget with a handful of employees. Steward is the chairman of wwt, which he founded in 1990. Wwt, was born in chicago, illinois, and moved with his family to the rural town of clinton, missouri. David steward is the second richest black man in america. David was raised in missouri in a very segregated community. Founded in 1990 with a handful of employees and a 4,000 square foot office, today, there are more than 4,000 employees. Doing business by the good book and millions of other books are available for. In 1990, steward founded world wide technology, a systems integrator. World wide technology started in 1990 with only a handful of employees and a 4,000squarefoot office. David steward, chairman and founder of world wide technology, greets friends after being honored as st. With almost 25 years of experience in the technology industry, he spends the majority of.
Steward received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the university on. Steward founded his company, worldwide technology, inc. Steward, the cofounder and chairman of maryland heights, missouribased world wide technology inc. Chief technology officer and senior vice president, services. He was the first person of color hired by the missouri pacific railroad company mopac to sell rail services.
Louis citizen of the year in ladue, missouri on may, 2015. 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. Eternal roi is on dave stewards mind advancing stl. The company provides information technology and supply chain solutions as a valueadded reseller of products and services. David steward is chairman of the board of world wide technology. When steward left for central missouri university in 1969, his fathers work ethic stuck with him, and.
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