Steven Gal

Steven Gal is a prominent entrepreneur, entrepreneurship professor, advisor, and academic. He currently serves as a respected entrepreneurship educator at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

With over 30 years of experience, Steven has a rich background in teaching, starting from USC's Marshall School to various global teaching engagements, including a visiting professorship at UCSD's Rady School.

As an entrepreneur, Steven has co-founded multiple successful venture capital-backed technology companies since the early days of the commercial Internet, achieving over $1.5 billion in exits through successful sales, an IPO, and one setback.

Steven is deeply committed to supporting entrepreneurial founders and family businesses, providing valuable guidance and financial backing. He has also invested in ventures initiated by his former students, faculty colleagues, and graduates of his entrepreneurship classes.

Education-wise, Steven Gal holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University's Dyson School of Business and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the USC Gould School of Law. He is also an active member of the California Bar.

Throughout his career, Steven has held various key roles in organizations such as serving as a Volunteer Elder Law Attorney, an Advisor to the CEO at Betterware Mexico, a Senior Lecturer at Cornell's SC Johnson College of Business, and a Visiting Associate Professor at Cornell Tech, among others.

Steven's impressive career also includes leadership positions like Chairman and CEO at ProQuo, Co-founder of ID Analytics (later acquired by Symantec), Group Vice President at HNC Software (acquired by FICO), and VP Marketing roles at Prime Response and Inference Corporation, among others.

His entrepreneurial journey extends to being the Co-founder and CEO of Semio Corporation (acquired by Amobee) and involvement in various capacities at renowned institutions like the University of Southern California and Cornell University.

Overall, Steven Gal's multidimensional expertise, from academia to entrepreneurship and advisory roles, underscores his significant contributions to the business and educational landscapes.