Steven T. Kirsch

Steve Kirsch is founder and CEO of Propel Software Corporation. Previously he founded and led Infoseek Corporation, a leading Internet navigation service, before its acquisition in 1999 by the Walt Disney Company. A seasoned entrepreneur, he started Frame Technology in 1986 and Mouse Systems in 1982. As a result of his business successes, Red Herring included him on its "Top Ten Entrepreneurs 2000" list and San Jose Magazine included him in its "The Power 100 of Silicon Valley" list in 2001. Most recently, Forbes named him to its "Midas List."

Kirsch and his wife, Michele, established the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation at Community Foundation Silicon Valley in 1999 to further their extensive philanthropic interests after a decade of charitable giving. In addition to his charitable endeavors, Kirsch is active in political issues on a national level. He participates actively in the lobbying activities of his foundation and his center.

Kirsch is a member of several nonprofit boards, including the Community Foundation Silicon Valley, and The Tech Museum of Innovation. He also serves on the board of advisors for the Undergraduate Education Visiting Committee of MIT, the Ploughshares Fund, which is known as the "mutual fund for peace and security."

He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.