Steve Hargadon is a prominent figure in the field of education technology and social networking. He is the founder and director of The Learning Revolution Project and the organizer and conference co-chair of Library 2.0, an annual virtual event. Steve is also known for pioneering the use of live, virtual peer-to-peer education conferences and popularizing the idea of "unconferences" for educators.

Steve has years of experience in consulting, contract work, and advisory boards' service for companies like Adobe, Microsoft, and Intel, typically focusing on educational technology and social networking. He has also supported and encouraged the development of thousands of education-related networks, particularly for professional development. Furthermore, Steve has run a large annual ed-tech "unconference," now called Hack Education (previously EduBloggerCon), for over a decade.

Steve has a background in history, having studied it at Haverford College and earned a BA in history at Stanford University. As a foreign-exchange student through American Field Service (AFS), Steve went to Brazil for a year in high school. He later organized and led group tours for several years as his first job after college for Stanford's Alumni Association. Steve has Vitiligo, a skin disorder, and created the world's largest social network for people with Vitiligo at VitiligoFriends.org.