Stephen J. Luczo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Stephen J. Luczo

American film producer

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1957

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: entrepreneur, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Stephen J. Luczo

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  • "Steve" Luczo (born February 28, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is the Chairman of the Board at Seagate.
  • In January 2009, Luczo, Seagate's chairman, was appointed president and chief executive officer, returning him to the role he held at Seagate from 1998 to 2004.
  • He held the position of CEO again from 2009 until October 1, 2017, at which time Dave Mosley became CEO.
  • During the period after Luczo's return as CEO in 2009, Seagate's stock appreciated by 1600%, placing it among the top 5 performing stocks in the S&P 500.Luczo is a member of the National Advisory Council for the World Wildlife Fund, a member of the Advisory Board for All-Stars Helping Kids, a senior advisor to non-profit educational organization the Silicon Valley Japan Platform and is active in a variety of charitable and for-profit ventures through a wholly owned entity, Balance Vector, Inc.
  • His charity initiatives are primarily focused on global environmental issues and programs to help at-risk children in the urban centers of the United States and the rural areas of Sicily, and he is a major donor to Stanford University and Hospital, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
  • In 2015, to recognize his support for education in service to the Italian Republic, Italy's President Sergio Mattarella honored Luczo with the title Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia (a knighthood known in English as the "Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity").
  • In 2017 he received the honorary degree DSc (Econ) for services to business and commerce from Queen's University of Belfast in recognition of the role that Seagate Technology has had in Northern Ireland since 1993.
  • In 2019, Pope Francis conferred upon Steve and Agatha Luczo the Pontifical Order of Pope Saint Sylvester (one of five Orders of Knighthood awarded directly by the Pope), in recognition of their philanthropy. Luczo currently serves on the boards of directors of AT&T, Morgan Stanley, and Lucille Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.
  • He has served on the boards of directors of Microsoft Corporation (including serving on the CEO Search Committee and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee), Veritas Software, VMWare, and the World Wildlife Fund.
  • Luczo also served on the Advisory Boards of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In 2016 Institutional Investor (magazine) ranked Luczo among the world's top 3 CEOs of IT Hardware & Electronics Manufacturing Services companies, based on the votes of sell-side analysts; in 2015 the magazine ranked him a top 3 CEO in the same category, based on buy-side analysts' votes, and in 2014 he was ranked a top 5 CEO by sell-side analysts in the same category.
  • Harvard Business Review has named Luczo among "The Best-Performing CEOs in the World" for several years running, including in 2017 ranking him at number 28, in 2016 at number 66, in 2015 at number 6, and in 2014 at number 34.
  • In 2014, CNN Money named Luczo among the 5 top performing CEOs in America, In 2013 Bloomberg ranked Luczo No.
  • 1 among its Top 20 list of technology leaders.
  • In August, 2013, Luczo was awarded the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), the Order of the Defender of State — Knight Commander Malaysia, which carries the title of Dato, for his contributions to the state of Penang.
  • In 2012, Luczo was ranked 21st on Fortune Magazine's Top 50 Businesspersons of the Year.

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